Tow Truck Driver Charged With Theft of ICE Vehicle

A Los Angeles tow truck driver has been charged with theft of government property after he allegedly towed away an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle while agents were apprehending a Colombian TikTok influencer.

Bobby Nunez, 33, was taken into custody on Tuesday after he interfered as federal agents were arresting Tatiana Mafla-Martinez, 23, in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 15, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Central District of California.

Mafla-Martinez, a Colombian national, illegally crossed into the United States in 2022 and was quickly released into the country, the New York Post reported, citing law enforcement sources. She used her platform to film ICE agents in Los Angeles and report on their whereabouts amid immigration enforcement efforts there.