United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced on April 9 the unsealing of a federal grand jury indictment charging Christopher Ostroushko, Deyanna Ostroushko, and Paige Ostroushko with assaulting a journalist during an anti-ICE protest in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 11, 2026.
The charges allege that the three individuals assaulted Savannah Hernandez, a contributor to Turning Point USA, while she was reporting outside a federal building. Christopher Ostroushko and Paige Ostroushko are also accused of willfully injuring and intimidating Hernandez by force.
“These three individuals were indicted by a grand jury for allegedly assaulting journalist and Turning Point USA contributor Savannah Hernandez, while she was lawfully reporting on anti-ICE protests outside a federal building in St. Paul,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
“Hernandez was allegedly surrounded, physically assaulted, and shoved to the ground — simply because she was identified by the defendants as a conservative journalist. That is NOT ‘peaceful protest.’ These deplorable actions as charged in the indictment will not be tolerated in America, and this Department of Justice will always punish unhinged acts of political violence.”
“Political violence is a national scourge,” said United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen, “and federal law enforcement will not tolerate it.”
The FBI, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the case.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota prosecutes federal crimes and manages civil matters for the United States while partnering with law enforcement to promote community safety; it maintains offices in Minneapolis and St. Paul to serve the entire state since its establishment in 1849 according to its official website. The office employs about 140 people including more than 70 attorneys according to its official website, operates under the U.S. Department of Justice according to its official website, enhances community safety through public safety initiatives according to its official website, uses facilities in both Minneapolis and St. Paul courthouses according to its official website, handles civil litigation for the government according to its official website, serves all parts of Minnesota through headquarters and branch offices according to its official website.
An indictment is merely an allegation; all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
