{"id":504033,"date":"2026-10-22T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504033\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:30:13","slug":"woman-arrested-in-long-beach-after-threats-to-federal-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504033\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman arrested in Long Beach after threats to federal agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ICE threat arrest.png\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Lisa White following an investigation into threats made against ICE agents.\" alt=\"ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Lisa White following an investigation into threats made against ICE agents.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Lisa White following an investigation into threats made against ICE agents.<\/p>\n<p>            U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/p>\n<p>A Florida lawyer now living in Mississippi has been jailed without bond on a federal criminal complaint charging her with threatening a federal law enforcement officer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridabar.org\/directories\/find-mbr\/profile\/?num=64920&amp;key=c59fd94f137aa87a3837cb3141340359\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa C. White<\/a> was taken into custody after an investigation began Sept. 23, when Homeland Security Investigations agents received a tip from an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.<\/p>\n<p>The ATF agent said a woman, later identified as White, had gone to<a href=\"https:\/\/hcguns.com\/\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> High Caliber Guns<\/a>, a business in Long Beach, to attempt to buy a firearm and pepper spray, according to criminal complaint filed by HSI special John Griggs.<\/p>\n<p>White identified herself to an employee as a protester and activist who wanted to buy a gun to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I need a gun\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Federal agents interviewed employees at High Caliber Guns who said White entered the store about 11:30 a.m. Sept. 23 and said, \u201cI need a gun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White told employees she wanted a firearm for protection at a protest because she believed \u201cICE agents are becoming crazy and wild,\u201d according to the complaint. She also told employees she was an activist and protester.<\/p>\n<p>During her interactions with employees, White gestured toward her torso and asked whether the firearms for sale would penetrate an agent\u2019s body armor, the complaint says. If they could not, she told an employee she would need to \u201chit them in the head, shoulder, arm or leg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White looked at two high-powered pistols but left the store empty-handed after an employee declined to complete the transaction and told her she could return in two to three days, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Employee reports interaction<\/p>\n<p>The investigation began after store employees reported White\u2019s actions to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>White is being held without bond.<\/p>\n<p>According to her Florida law license, White is in good standing and has no disciplinary history listed with the Florida Bar. She has worked as an attorney in Broward County, Florida. She became a member of the bar in Florida in October 1995.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published October 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/profile\/217582010\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Margaret Baker.JPG\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Margaret Baker\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/profile\/217582010\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Margaret Baker<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Sun Herald<\/p>\n<p>            Margaret is an investigative reporter whose search for truth exposed corrupt sheriffs, a police chief and various jailers and led to the first prosecution of a federal hate crime for the murder of a transgendered person. She worked on the Sun Herald\u2019s Pulitzer Prize-winning Hurricane Katrina team. When she pursues a big story, she is relentless.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Lisa White following an investigation into threats made against ICE agents. 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