The twin daughters of a senior Los Angeles official were apprehended in the ICE riots on Sunday night, where they allegedly attacked a law enforcement officer with a lethal weapon.
Lucia Aguilar Cole, 26, who acts as the Community Growth and Economic Innovation Deputy for the Los Angeles City Council, was nabbed around 7pm together with 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 previous mayor of Pasadena. They were apprehended throughout discontent that saw protesters tossing rocks and other objects from a bridge on to the 101 Freeway, where squad car were positioned below.
But it remains uncertain what the alleged deadly weapon was or why they were arrested.
Speaking at an anti-ICE demonstration on Sunday, Cole said he was mindful his children had been jailed.
'I've just seen images of my 2 children on a curb in downtown Los Angeles in handcuffs,' he informed the crowd, according to Los Angeles publication. 'So I'm going to be determining where they are so I can go bail them out.'
Cole did not react to an ask for comment from DailyMail.com.
Twins daughters of Los Angeles Chief Deputy Controller Rick Cole - Lucia Aguilar Cole, 26, (left) and Antonia (best) - were apprehended in the ICE riots around 7pm Sunday for allegedly attacking a law enforcement officer with a lethal weapon
Rick is among LA's leading officials having actually spent 4 decades serving in various roles 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 Antonia (bottom left) remain in custody on a $50,000 bond
Lucia, who goes by 'Luz' and uses 'they/them' pronouns, is likewise a staffer for LA City board member Ysabel Jurado, who triggered a scandal in October 2024 when she was tape-recorded throughout her project stating 'What's the rap verse? F ** k the authorities, that's how I see them,' in response to a concern about eliminating police officers.
On Monday, Jurado told the LA Times that Aguilar had been put on unpaid leave.
'The claims are deeply worrying and I take them extremely seriously,' the councilwoman said.
'While I respect the person's right to due procedure, I hold my group to the greatest requirements of conduct.'
As of Monday, the 2 children of the leading LA political family remained in the 77th Street prison after being scheduled and hung on $50,000 bail.
According to law practice Cron, Israels & Stark, conviction for their declared offense can bring a prison sentence of in between 3 and five years.
Their dad Rick has invested 4 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 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 stimulated by a variety of raids by federal immigration authorities purchased by the Trump Administration.
LA City Council member Ysabel Jurado has placed Aguilar on unpaid 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 clashing with law enforcement as law enforcement officers have turned to utilizing rubber bullets and shooting tear gas
Some protestors have likewise set Waymo vehicles on fire in downtown LA as thousands collected to protest immigration sweeps in the city
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Unrest has covered the city's streets for 3 days and resulted in rioters encountering police, taking over the 101 freeway and setting cars and trucks on fire, while authorities responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets - with some catching press reporters in the crossfire.
California leaders have actually knocked Trump for what they view as intentionally whipping up the dispute with unneeded action, prompting more civil unrest by commandeering the National Guard from state control and sending 2,000 troops into the city.
California Governor Gavin Newsom swore to take legal action against the administration over the move which he called 'an unlawful act, an unethical act, an unconstitutional act' in an interview with MSNBC.
'He's worsened the conditions. He's lit the proverbial match,' Newsom said.
'These anarchists that remain in there to develop genuine problems, and they're just playing right into Donald Trump's hand. And they need to be called out. They need to be detained.
'It is wrong to damage other individuals's residential or commercial property, and it is wrong to produce the conditions that just intensify 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 immigration agency knows 'how rapidly we mobilize, that's why they're altering techniques.
'Because community defense works and our resistance has slowed them down before ... and if they're intensifying their tactics then so are we. When they show up, we got ta appear even stronger.'
Hernandez doubled down on her assistance of the anti-ICE demonstrations in a television interview with NBCLA.
When asked by anchor Colleen Williams, 'Would you admonish [protestors] to stay within the boundaries of the law out there?'
Hernandez responded, 'What I would state is that people who are out there opposing, be safe. Keep in mind that we need all community members to be able to "throw down" in future emergencies.'
Here's a DEMOCRAT LA City Council 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 been a huge critic of President Trump's decision to pirate the National Guard from state control and send out in 2,000 soldiers into the city, stating he is whipping up the dispute with unneeded 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 website states they look for 'to weave together the crossways of social, financial, and climate justice to address systemic issues facing our regional and global community.'
Luz's employer, Councilwoman Jurado, is a noted critic of LA's authorities department.
During the project for her council seat in 2015, Jurado was tape-recorded being inquired about abolishing authorities.
'What's the rap verse? F- the authorities, that's how I see 'em,' she reacted.
She later on informed ABC7 News: 'I priced estimate a lyric from a song that's become part of a bigger conversation on systemic oppression and cops responsibility for decades. But it was simply a lyric ... My dedication to public safety remains as strong as ever.'
After her election to LA council district 14, Jurado was captured in another controversy when she was photographed appearing to be asleep at her chamber seat throughout a closed February session.
Jurado told ABC7: 'It appears like I was reading, and if certainly I did doze off, I think this will not be the very first or last of the human moments that I have as a council member,'
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