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The twin daughters of a senior Los Angeles official were apprehended in the ICE riots on Sunday night, where they supposedly assaulted a cops officer with a deadly weapon.
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Lucia Aguilar Cole, 26, who serves as the Community Growth and Economic Innovation Deputy for the Los Angeles City Council, was nabbed around 7pm along with her sibling, Antonia, according to LA Sheriff's Department records.

The females are the children of Rick Cole - the city's present Chief Deputy Controller and a former mayor of Pasadena. They were jailed during discontent that saw protesters hurling rocks and other things from a bridge on to the 101 Freeway, where police car were placed listed below.

But it remains unclear what the alleged fatal weapon was or why they were detained.

Speaking at an anti-ICE protest on Sunday, Cole stated he understood his children had been apprehended.

'I have actually just seen photos of my 2 children on a curb in downtown Los Angeles in handcuffs,' he told 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 an ask for comment from DailyMail.com.

Twins children of Los Angeles Chief Deputy Controller Rick Cole - Lucia Aguilar Cole, 26, (left) and Antonia (ideal) - were apprehended in the ICE riots around 7pm Sunday for apparently assaulting a cops officer with a lethal weapon

Rick is among LA's top officials having invested four years serving in different roles as Pasadena's Mayor, Councilmember and City Manager of the cities of Azusa, Ventura and Santa Monica

Since Monday, both Lucia - who uses they/them pronouns and passes Luz - (bottom right) and Antonia (bottom left) stay in custody on a $50,000 bond

Lucia, who passes 'Luz' and utilizes 'they/them' pronouns, is also a staffer for LA City Council member Ysabel Jurado, who triggered a scandal in October 2024 when she was tape-recorded throughout her project stating 'What's the ? F ** k the cops, that's how I see them,' in response to a question about eliminating cops.

On Monday, Jurado informed the LA Times that Aguilar had been placed on unpaid leave.

'The claims are deeply worrying and I take them really seriously,' the councilwoman stated.

'While I respect the individual's right to due process, I hold my team to the greatest requirements of conduct.'

As of Monday, the 2 children of the top LA political family stayed in the 77th Street prison after being booked and held on $50,000 bail.

According to law office Cron, Israels & Stark, conviction for their declared offense can bring a prison sentence of between three and 5 years.

Their dad Rick has actually invested four decades 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 presently works as the Chief Deputy Controller for the LA and formerly acted as the city's Deputy Mayor for Budget and Innovation.

The riots in the city were sparked by a variety of raids by federal immigration authorities purchased by the Trump Administration.

LA City Council member Ysabel Jurado has put Aguilar on overdue leave. 'The allegations are deeply concerning and I take them really seriously,' she stated

Unrest has actually covered the city's streets for three days and led to rioters encountering law enforcement as police officer have actually turned to utilizing rubber bullets and shooting tear gas

Some protestors have likewise set Waymo automobiles on fire in downtown LA as thousands collected to oppose immigration sweeps in the city

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Unrest has spanned the city's streets for 3 days and led to rioters encountering police, taking control of the 101 freeway and setting cars and trucks on fire, while police responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets - with some capturing press reporters in the crossfire.

California leaders have knocked Trump for what they view as intentionally whipping up the dispute with unnecessary action, prompting more civil unrest by commandeering the National Guard from state control and sending 2,000 soldiers into the city.

California Governor Gavin Newsom promised to sue the administration over the relocation which he called 'a prohibited act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act' in an interview with MSNBC.

'He's intensified the conditions. He's lit the proverbial match,' Newsom said.

'These anarchists that remain in there to produce genuine issues, and they're just playing right into Donald Trump's hand. And they require to be called out. They need to be detained.

'It is wrong to destroy other individuals's residential or commercial property, and it is wrong to produce 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 shot telling a crowd of anti-ICE protestors that the federal migration agency understands 'how quickly we set in motion, that's why they're changing methods.

'Because community defense works and our resistance has slowed them down before ... and if they're intensifying their techniques then so are we. When they reveal up, we got ta appear even more powerful.'

Hernandez doubled down on her support of the anti-ICE protests in a television 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 say is that individuals who are out there opposing, be safe. Bear in mind that we require all neighborhood members to be able to "toss down" in future emergencies.'

Here's a DEMOCRAT LA City Council Member, Eunisses Hernandez, calling for an escalation of the attacks on ICE.

If "Peacefully and Patriotically" was "inciting 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 choice to hijack the National Guard from state control and send out in 2,000 troops into the city, stating he is whipping up the conflict 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 study analyst 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 states they look for 'to weave together the intersections of social, economic, and environment justice to address systemic concerns facing our regional 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 tape-recorded being asked about abolishing police.

'What's the rap verse? F- the police, that's how I see 'em,' she reacted.

She later told ABC7 News: 'I quoted a lyric from a tune that's been part of a larger conversation on systemic injustice and police accountability for decades. But it was just a lyric ... My commitment to public safety remains as strong as ever.'

After her election to LA council district 14, Jurado was caught in another debate when she was photographed appearing to be asleep at her chamber seat during a closed February session.

Jurado told ABC7: 'It looks like I read, and if undoubtedly I did doze off, I believe this won't be the first or last of the human minutes that I have as a council member,'

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