Narciso Barranco, 48, a landscaper from Tustin in Southern California, was left bloodied and visibly shaken after being violently detained by at least seven alleged immigration officers while working outside of an IHOP on Saturday.
In one short video first posted by Santa Ana councilman Johnathan Hernandez and the social Instagram account @Santaanaproblems, alleged Customs and Border Protection agents struck Barranco in the head at least six times, thrusting his face into the concrete and kneeling on his neck, before he was forced into the back of a light-colored Chevrolet SUV using a truncheon.
Barranco’s shoulder was left dislocated, his eldest son, Alejandro, a 25-year-old Marine veteran, told the Los Angeles Times.
Alejandro Barranco, who served with the Marine Corps in Afghanistan, told the Santanero that his father was transferred to a detention facility in LA.
Sorry about the Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/santaanaproblems/reel/DLQBSVKRoKa/
Listen up MARINES. This was targeted. They know how disciplined and trained you are. That’s why it requires 7 immigration officers to detain one MARINE.
The article says it’s the father of 3 Marines, one whos a veteran. I don’t think the victim himself was a marine. Also there’s no proof these guys were even affiliated with the government. Just another fucked up reason to not trust masked men claiming to be part of the government.