Police obtain 16 arrest warrants in connection to vandalism at Border Patrol Museum
Police obtain 16 arrest warrants in connection to vandalism at Border Patrol Museum
Posted: Apr 04, 2019 02:38 PM MDT
Updated: Apr 04, 2019 07:37 PM MDT
Arrest Warrants Issued for 16 People
EL PASO, Texas - Police detectives investigating alleged vandalism at the National Border Patrol Museum in Northeast El Paso have obtained 16 arrests warrants for 16 individuals, police said Thursday.
Police said the alleged vandals caused about $3,000 in damage to displays at the museum.
They allegedly used glue and stick-it notes to damage the displays.
“Several individuals descended upon the museum and began to commit acts that are defined as criminal mischief and criminal trespass," said El Paso Police Spokesman Darrel Petry, "They had been asked to leave by some of the museum staff and they refused. they continued to damage some of the exhibits at the museum."
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15 of the 16 suspects do not live in El Paso, police said. They are urged to turn themselves in.
The 16 suspects named by police are:
- Tiffany Deveze, 30, of El Paso. Deveze is wanted on a charge of Criminal Trespass.
- Nicolas A. Cruz, 23, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Cruz is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Amber M. Duvall, 31, of Freeburg Missouri. Duvall is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Elizabeth Lynne Vega, 52, of St. Louis, Missouri. Vega is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Lisa Elain Winter, 50, of St. Louis, Missouri. Winter is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
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- Alessandra Jo Ogren, 46, of Penasco, New Mexico. Ogren is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Keith Rose, 29, of Godfrey, Illinois. Rose is wanted on a charge of Criminal Trespass.
- Serena Bethany Rascon, 30, of Ojo Sarco, New Mexico. Rascon is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Amanda Lyn Ingram Tello, 29, of Villa Ridge, Missouri. Ingram Tello is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Michael S. Ruch, 34, of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ruch is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Monica Ninette Chan, 23, of Sacramento, California. Chan is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Szuhan Ho, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ho is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Noa Desimona, 43, of Brooklyn, New York. Desimona is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Anna Rowe, 28, of Hattiesburg, Missouri. Rowe is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Allessandra Carolina Mondolfi, 49, of Miami, Florida. Mondolfi is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
- Hazel Batrez Chavez, 24, of North Hollywood, California. Chavez is wanted on a charge of Criminal Mischief >=$2500 < $30K.
In mid-February, the president of the National Border Patrol Museum's board of directors said protesters vandalized multiple exhibits. "Today, a group of protesters invaded the Border Patrol Museum and defaced all of our exhibits including our sacred Memorial Room," David Ham wrote on Facebook. "Efforts to prosecute them will be pursued once damage is assessed. This angers me greatly."
The Facebook group, "Tornillo: the Occupation" livestreamed the protest at the museum that day.
"It was an act of civil disobedience done because we believe there is a humanitarian crisis and human rights violations being perpetuated by a corrupt and broken immigration system," said Elizabeth Vega, one of the organizers.
Vega denied vandalizing the museum, but she said the group placed stickers of Jakelin Caal and Felipe Gomez Alonzo, children who died in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol.
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