Three Family Members Indicted in Reporter Assault

A federal grand jury indicted three family members on Wednesday for their alleged roles in assaulting Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez during an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, on April 11.

Christopher Ostroushko, 51, DeYanna Ostroushko, 46, and their daughter Paige Ostroushko, 20, all of Prior Lake, Minnesota, were each charged with one count of assault in the four-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court. Christopher and Paige Ostroushko face additional charges of interfering with a federally protected activity. The three were charged by summons and are scheduled to appear before a federal judge on May 12. Separately, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office charged Christopher Ostroushko with fifth-degree misdemeanor assault, citing insufficient evidence to pursue state charges against the others.

Video footage from the incident, widely shared on social media, shows Paige Ostroushko blowing a whistle close to Hernandez's face, followed by a tussle in which Hernandez protects her face and says, "Get away from me." Paige then pushes Hernandez against a fence. DeYanna...