LOS ANGELES (KTLA) - A tow truck driver from South Los Angeles has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he illegally towed a government vehicle used by law enforcement during an immigration-related arrest.

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a media release on Tuesday morning indicating that Bobby Nunez, 33, was charged with one count of theft of government property.

An affidavit filed with the complaint states that on Aug. 15, Nunez interfered with federal law enforcement officers conducting immigration enforcement in downtown L.A. The case involved a 23-year-old Colombian woman named Tatiana Mafla-Martinez, whose vehicle was boxed in by two government vehicles, preventing her from getting away.

“Both government vehicles had their emergency lights activated during t

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