A federal grand jury in Minnesota has indicted Jose Alberto Ramirez, 29, of Illinois, on a charge of interstate transmission of threats to injure a federal law enforcement officer. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen.
Court documents state that the incident began on January 14, 2026, when a protest in Minneapolis led to significant vandalism and theft involving FBI-owned vehicles. Protesters reportedly stole weapons, ammunition, government equipment, and documents containing personal information about federal employees. This information included phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses, and driver’s license numbers.
FBI personnel were present at the scene to investigate an officer-involved shooting unrelated to immigration enforcement actions.
Following the breach of personal data, an FBI Special Agent whose information had been exposed online received several threatening texts and voicemails starting January 15 and continuing for several days. Investigators traced one voicemail and two text messages back to Ramirez’s phone number. The messages indicated knowledge of where the agent’s family members lived and advised the agent to “get home safe and fast.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation into this case.
Assistant United States Attorney Benjamin Bejar is prosecuting.
“An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent,” stated officials.
