U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit identified the suspect as Juan Espinoza Martinez. He was taken into custody on October 6 in Burr Ridge, Illinois.

HSI Chicago received a screenshot of a Snapchat conversation from a user named “Juan” appearing to place a $2,000 bounty for information “cuando lo agarren,” which translates to “when they catch him,” as well as a $10,000 reward “if you take him down.”

A third response of “LK….on him” indicates the involvement of the Latin Kings, a DHS press release stated.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged Juan Espinoza Martinez with soliciting the murder of a senior federal law enforcement official.

“Depraved individuals like Juan Espinoza Martinez – who do not value human life and threaten law enforcement– do NOT belong in this country. We will not allow criminal gangs