Rock thrown at ICE vehicle in Port St. Lucie leads to arrest
THANK YOU CHRIS DEVELOPING TONIGHT IN MARTIN COUNTY WPBF 25 IS TRYING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS POLICE ACTIVITY IN STUART. IT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 330 THIS AFTERNOON. WE KNOW ABOUT 12 STATE TROOPER VEHICLES AND TWO HELICOPTERS WERE SEEN OFF SOUTHEAST INDIAN STREET. WPBF 25 NEWS REACHED OUT TO BOTH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL, ASKING WHAT EXACTLY WAS HAPPENING. WE WILL UPDATE YOU WHEN WE KNOW MORE. NOW THIS IS ALL HAPPENING AS WE’RE COVERING AN INCREASED PRESENCE OF ICE AGENTS ON THE TREASURE COAST. RACHAEL PERRY SPOKE WITH A LOCAL PROTEST ORGANIZER AND REPORTS NOW FROM STUART. PEOPLE HERE ON THE TREASURE COAST TELL US THEY’VE NOTICED AN INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE THIS WEEK. AND ON MONDAY, A MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER A ROCK SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD OF AN ICE VEHICLE. VIDEO SENT TO WPBF 25 NEWS CAPTURING WHAT APPEARED TO BE IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS HAPPENING ON THE TREASURE COAST. RESIDENTS NOW GATHERING IN BOTH STUART AND FORT PIERCE, SPEAKING OUT AGAINST ICE ACTIVITY. SABRINA IS THE ORGANIZER BEHIND THE SAINT LUCIE COUNTY PROTESTS. WE HAVE TO BE REALISTIC. I KNOW WE’RE AMERICANS AND WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR BORDERS, BUT THIS ECONOMY ISN’T BUILT FOR SOMEBODY TO AFFORD 20 K WORTH OF LEGAL FEES AND TO WAIT 15 PLUS YEARS TO BECOME LEGAL AND BE HERE LEGALLY. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO HAVING HUMAN DECENCY AND JUST BEING A PERSON WITH A GOOD HEART FEELS SOME ARE BEING RACIALLY PROFILED. IT’S VERY HEARTBREAKING, ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MORE THAN 20, 30 YEARS WITH NO CRIMINAL HISTORY AND JUST BEING TARGETED AGAIN FOR THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN. NOW, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, ICE OFFICERS AND AGENTS ARE ARRESTING AND REMOVING, QUOTE, CRIMINAL ALIENS AND IMMIGRATION VIOLATORS, SAYING THEIR OPERATIONS ARE HIGHLY TARGETED AND ARE NOT, RESULTING IN THE ARREST OF U.S. CITIZENS. IT’S VERY HEARTBREAKING BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I KNOW ARE NOT CRIMINALS. THEY’VE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR YEARS, AND THEY JUST GO TO WORK TO PROVIDE FOOD AND A BETTER LIFE FOR THEIR FAMILY. WPBF 25 NEWS HAS SINCE LEARNED ONE MAN WAS ARRESTED IN PORT SAINT LUCIE ACCUSED OF THROWING A ROCK AT THE WINDSHIELD OF AN ICE VEHICLE, SHATTERING IT, LATER TELLING POLICE HE WAS UPSET ABOUT AN ARREST HAPPENING IN STUART. POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED SOMEONE FOR SHOVING AN OFFICER AT WEDNESDAY’S PROTEST. WE’RE TOLD ANOTHER PROTEST IS HAPPENING FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 7 TO 9 ON U.S. ONE AND VIRGINIA IN FORT PIERCE. BARRETO IS ASKING ANYONE WHO SHOWS UP TO REMAIN
Rock thrown at ICE vehicle in Port St. Lucie leads to arrest
Updated: 10:56 AM EDT Oct 24, 2025
A 19-year-old from Stuart was arrested after throwing a rock at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle outside a Wawa in Port St. Lucie.Stay up to date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Deputies with the Port St. Lucie Police Department say Pasqual Velasquez Martin threw the rock after his father was arrested, breaking the vehicle’s back window. No one was hurt.He ran away but was quickly caught by agents nearby. Velasquez Martin is charged with throwing a deadly object into a vehicle and is being held on a $25,000 bond. Top Videos:Python Cowboy says tree stand facing Air Force One’s runway may have been there for two yearsWoman backs into Martin County Sheriff’s deputy’s patrol car and claims he hit herIncreased ICE presence on Treasure Coast prompts arrests and protestsThree middle school students hospitalized after consuming THC gummiesGet the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —
A 19-year-old from Stuart was arrested after throwing a rock at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle outside a Wawa in Port St. Lucie.
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Deputies with the Port St. Lucie Police Department say Pasqual Velasquez Martin threw the rock after his father was arrested, breaking the vehicle’s back window. No one was hurt.
He ran away but was quickly caught by agents nearby.
Velasquez Martin is charged with throwing a deadly object into a vehicle and is being held on a $25,000 bond.
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