Twin Daughters of lA Official Arrested for Assault In ICE Riots
The twin children of a senior Los Angeles authorities were arrested in the ICE riots on Sunday night, where they allegedly attacked a policeman with a deadly weapon.
Lucia Aguilar Cole, 26, who works as the Community Growth and Economic Innovation Deputy for the Los Angeles City Council, was apprehended around 7pm in addition to her sibling, Antonia, according to LA Sheriff's Department records.
The women are the children of Rick Cole - the city's present Chief Deputy Controller and a former mayor of Pasadena. They were jailed throughout discontent that saw protesters tossing rocks and other items from a bridge on to the 101 Freeway, where authorities vehicles were placed below.
But it stays uncertain what the alleged deadly weapon was or why they were arrested.
Speaking at an anti-ICE protest on Sunday, Cole said he knew his daughters had been apprehended.
'I have actually just seen photos of my two children on a curb in downtown Los Angeles in handcuffs,' he informed the crowd, according to Los Angeles magazine. 'So I'm going to be determining where they are so I can go bail them out.'
Cole did not respond to a demand for comment from DailyMail.com.
Twins daughters of Los Angeles Chief Deputy Controller Rick Cole - Lucia Aguilar Cole, 26, (left) and Antonia (right) - were detained in the ICE riots around 7pm Sunday for allegedly attacking a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon
Rick is one of LA's top authorities having invested 4 decades serving in various functions as Pasadena's Mayor, Councilmember and City Manager of the cities of Azusa, Ventura and Santa Monica
Since Monday, both Lucia - who utilizes they/them pronouns and passes Luz - (bottom right) and (bottom left) stay in custody on a $50,000 bond
Lucia, who goes by 'Luz' and utilizes 'they/them' pronouns, is also a staffer for LA City Council member Ysabel Jurado, who caused a scandal in October 2024 when she was taped throughout her campaign saying 'What's the rap verse? F ** k the police, that's how I see them,' in action to a question about eliminating police officers.
On Monday, Jurado informed the LA Times that Aguilar had been put on unsettled leave.
'The allegations are deeply concerning and I take them extremely seriously,' the councilwoman said.
'While I appreciate the individual's right to due procedure, I hold my group to the greatest standards of conduct.'
Since Monday, the two children of the leading LA political household stayed in the 77th Street prison after being reserved and hung on $50,000 bail.
According to law company Cron, Israels & Stark, conviction for their declared offense can bring a jail sentence of in between three and five years.
Their father Rick has actually spent four years as a senior official and leader in LA County, acting as Pasadena Mayor, Council member and City Manager of the cities of Azusa, Ventura and Santa Monica.
He currently works as the Chief Deputy Controller for the LA and formerly functioned as the city's Deputy Mayor for Budget and Innovation.
The riots in the city were triggered by a variety of raids by federal migration officials bought by the Trump Administration.
LA City board member Ysabel Jurado has actually placed Aguilar on overdue leave. 'The accusations are deeply worrying and I take them extremely seriously,' she said
Unrest has covered the city's streets for three days and led to rioters clashing with police as policemans have resorted to using rubber bullets and firing tear gas
Some protestors have actually likewise set Waymo vehicles on fire in downtown LA as thousands collected to oppose migration sweeps in the city
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Unrest has spanned the city's streets for 3 days and resulted in rioters clashing with police, taking control of the 101 freeway and setting cars and trucks on fire, while police responded by shooting tear gas and rubber bullets - with some capturing press reporters in the crossfire.
California leaders have actually knocked Trump for what they view as intentionally whipping up the dispute with unnecessary action, triggering more civil unrest by commandeering the National Guard from state control and sending out 2,000 soldiers into the city.
California Governor Gavin Newsom swore to take legal action against the administration over the relocation which he called 'an illegal act, an unethical act, an unconstitutional act' in an interview with MSNBC.
'He's exacerbated the conditions. He's lit the proverbial match,' Newsom said.
'These anarchists that are in there to create real problems, and they're simply playing right into Donald Trump's hand. And they require to be called out. They need to be apprehended.
'It is incorrect to ruin other people's residential or commercial property, and it is incorrect to develop the conditions that just worsen this. But Donald Trump, at the end of the day, is the sponsor of these conditions.'
LA Council member Eunisses Hernandez was recorded telling a crowd of anti-ICE protestors that the federal immigration agency knows 'how quickly we mobilize, that's why they're altering methods.
'Because neighborhood defense works and our resistance has actually slowed them down before ... and if they're escalating their strategies then so are we. When they appear, we got ta appear even stronger.'
Hernandez doubled down on her support of the anti-ICE demonstrations in a TV interview with NBCLA.
When asked by anchor Colleen Williams, 'Would you admonish [protestors] to stay within the confines of the law out there?'
Hernandez replied, 'What I would state is that people who are out there protesting, be safe. Remember that we require all neighborhood members to be able to "toss down" in future emergencies.'
Here's a DEMOCRAT LA City Board Member, Eunisses Hernandez, requiring an escalation of the attacks on ICE.
If "Peacefully and Patriotically" was "prompting an insurrection" then what is this? pic.twitter.com/Qha5W2CR9F
- Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) June 8, 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom has actually been a big critic of President Trump's decision to pirate the National Guard from state control and send out in 2,000 troops into the city, saying he is whipping up the dispute with unnecessary action
Luz Aguilar Cole states on their LinkedIn page that they are a 'Financial Activist', 'Environmentalist', and 'Affordable Housing Advocate'.
Luz worked as a research expert for Pacific Community Ventures (PCV) in Oakland, California from September 2023 to February this year and is a graduate of the University of California, Davis.
Their bio on the site says they look for 'to weave together the intersections of social, economic, and climate justice to deal with systemic issues facing our local and global community.'
Luz's manager, Councilwoman Jurado, is a noted critic of LA's cops department.
During the campaign for her council seat in 2015, Jurado was taped being asked about eliminating authorities.
'What's the rap verse? F- the authorities, that's how I see 'em,' she responded.
She later told ABC7 News: 'I quoted a lyric from a tune that's belonged to a bigger discussion on systemic injustice and cops responsibility for decades. But it was just a lyric ... My commitment to public safety stays as strong as ever.'
After her election to LA council district 14, Jurado was captured in another debate when she was photographed appearing to be asleep at her chamber seat throughout a closed February session.
Jurado informed ABC7: 'It looks like I was checking out, and if undoubtedly I did doze off, I believe this will not be the first or last of the human moments that I have as a council member,'
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