{"id":6242,"date":"2025-10-10T08:59:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=6242"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:59:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:59:16","slug":"latino-gang-banger-busted-in-alleged-plot-to-assassinate-border-patrol-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=6242","title":{"rendered":"Latino Gang Banger Busted In Alleged Plot to Assassinate Border Patrol Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alleged Latin Kings Member Charged in Murder-For-Hire Plot Against Border Patrol Chief<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago, IL<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Federal authorities announced on Monday that\u00a0Juan Espinoza Martinez<\/strong>, 37, has been arrested and charged in a murder-for-hire scheme targeting\u00a0Gregory Bovino<\/strong>, a senior Border Patrol official currently operating in Chicago. The unsealed criminal complaint accuses Martinez of offering bounties for both information and violence.\u00a0Department of Justice<\/span>+2<\/span><\/span>ABC7 Chicago<\/span>+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Details of the Allegation<\/h3>\n

According to the\u00a0U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Northern District of Illinois<\/strong>, Martinez is charged under\u00a0Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 1958(a)<\/strong>\u00a0(murder for hire).\u00a0Department of Justice<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The complaint states Martinez, identified as a ranking member of the\u00a0Latin Kings<\/strong>\u00a0street gang, sent messages via\u00a0Snapchat<\/strong>\u00a0offering\u00a0$2,000 for information<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201cwhen you get him\u201d) and\u00a0$10,000 \u201cif you take him down\u201d<\/strong>. The messages included a photo of the target, believed to be Chief Bovino.\u00a0Department of Justice<\/span>+2<\/span><\/span>ABC7 Chicago<\/span>+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Martinez was arrested in\u00a0Burr Ridge, Illinois<\/strong>, on October 6, brought into custody by agents from multiple federal agencies.\u00a0ABC7 Chicago<\/span>+2<\/span><\/span>FOX 32 Chicago<\/span>+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Investigators say a confidential source forwarded a screenshot of the messages to law enforcement, sparking the investigation.\u00a0Department of Justice<\/span>+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Government Reactions and Statements<\/h3>\n