{"id":2688609,"date":"2026-10-20T20:33:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-woman-heads-to-prison-for-attacking-cops-during-immigration-stop-punching-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T20:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:33:59","slug":"florida-woman-heads-to-prison-for-attacking-cops-during-immigration-stop-punching-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-woman-heads-to-prison-for-attacking-cops-during-immigration-stop-punching-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Woman Heads to Prison for Attacking Cops During Immigration Stop, Punching Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-woman-heads-to-prison-for-attacking-cops-during-immigration-stop-punching-officer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2688609&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Florida woman who went berserk in January while trying to disrupt an immigration enforcement operation has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Susan Cruz attacked a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, as well as agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, and damaged a vehicle in the process, according to a Department of Homeland Security <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/woman-sentenced-more-year-prison-after-assaulting-dhs-officers-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis woman thought she could get away with viciously assaulting federal law enforcement officers who were in the middle of arresting illegal aliens,\u201d Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet this be a warning to anyone out there who thinks they have a right to interfere with immigration enforcement and attack our officers: don\u2019t even think about it. We will arrest you, and you will face the consequences,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is Jennifer Cruz of Jacksonville. Jennifer disagrees with immigration enforcement and decided to commit a few felonies by getting out of her car and punching a Trooper in the face.<\/p>\n<p>But unlike Minnesota, we don\u2019t put up with this nonsense. Not today, Jennifer. https:\/\/t.co\/vw28UPJ9Kn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGJamesUthmeier\/status\/2011800589882061213?\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Investigations Jacksonville Assistant Special Agent in Charge Tim Hemker said that \u201cassaulting law enforcement officers who are carrying out their lawful duties is intolerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe remarked that \u201cby refusing to comply with lawful commands and assaulting officers during a law enforcement operation, the defendant in this case caused physical harm to officers and placed the public at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mdfl\/pr\/jacksonville-woman-sentenced-federal-prison-assaulting-officers-conducting-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>, the incident began when Cruz started filming a traffic stop that led immigration agents to detain two illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>A Florida state trooper chided Cruz for using her cell phone while driving.<\/p>\n<p>The release said Cruz spewed \u201cunsolicited and inflammatory statements, asking whether the trooper supported the \u2018Nazis,\u2019\u201d clarifying that she was referring to ICE agents.<\/p>\n<p>The trooper asked Cruz for her driver\u2019s license. She replied that she did not have it with her, but said a photo of it was on her phone. The trooper learned Cruz\u2019s license had been suspended in June 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The trooper called a tow truck on the grounds that he could not allow Cruz to illegally operate her vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz drove off, but she was boxed in by law enforcement vehicles. She was ordered to get out of the vehicle and surrender her keys.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: New footage released of Left-Wing Lunitic in Jacksonville, Florida, Jeniffer Cruz, who punched a State Trooper during an Immigration Enforcement Operation.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows Jennifer Cruz kicking officers as she was put into a squad car after being arrested. A taser was used on her.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s incredible to see the sheer brain-rot of the left.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 @Julio_Rosas11<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Patriot Oasis\u2122 (@ThePatriotOasis) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePatriotOasis\/status\/2011886017406718132?\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cruz exited the vehicle, but instead of handing over the keys, she told troopers she was \u201cready to go,\u201d meaning she was ready to fight. She punched a trooper in the face when he sought to take her keys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCruz resisted arrest, including attempting to strike and kick the officers,\u201d the release described.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Cruz continued to struggle, officers carried her to an FHP patrol vehicle. While they were taking her to the vehicle, she attempted to kick the trooper whom she had punched.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs officers were attempting to place Cruz inside the vehicle, she kicked at an ICE officer, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent, and the trooper who had conducted the traffic stop. She struck the CBP agent and the ICE officer, whose left hand was injured,\u201d the release added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the attempt to place Cruz in the patrol vehicle, the trooper deployed his taser, which did not subdue her. 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