RSO Deputy Sheriff Investigator resigns following husband’s arrest
UPDATE: February 26, 2025
Riverside County Sheriff's Office is reporting that Yadira Perez has "...resigned from the department for personal reasons."
UPDATE: February 26, 2025
Coachella City Councilmember Yadira Perez says her husband, Isidro Jimenez-Ibanez, is now out on bond.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the FBI arrested Isidro Jimenez-Ibanez, 51, in Coachella on Feb. 24 as part of a targeted federal enforcement operation.
News Channel 3 obtained his criminal complaint, detailing his extensive record and illegal re-entries into the U.S. The document says the arrest was part of a targeted enforcement action.
Jimenez-Ibanez was first deported in 1995 after a drug conviction for trying to sell methamphetamine in Riverside County.
Immigration officials say he also was convicted of spousal abuse after his illegal re-entry in 1998, driving under the influence in 2007 and assault with a deadly weapon in 2013. Jimenez-Ibanez' next hearing is in April.
Immigration and Customs enforcement has stated publicly that a high priority is placed on combatting illegal immigration, and they're targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal records they say pose a threat to public safety.
UPDATE: February 25, 2025
COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) - Coachella City Councilmember Yadira Perez is confirming her husband was detained by the FBI on Monday and arrested.
Perez told KESQ News Channel 3 that before they met, he had been charged with drug possession in 1994 and deported in 1995. They met after he returned to the United States. Perez added her husband has since been charged with DUI and a misdemeanor assault.
Perez said her husband had a bail hearing on Tuesday, and she was waiting for his release. His next hearing is scheduled in April.
A viewer sent News Channel 3 a video circulating on social media of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents arresting a man in the Walmart parking lot located near Jackson Street and 48th Avenue in Coachella.
The footage, recorded by a Coachella Valley public official, shows the agents surrounding and detaining the man.
The individual who took the video, who wishes to remain anonymous, confirmed to News Channel 3's Shay Lawson that she is married to the man in the video.
The person who recorded the video said it was an "ICE operation being aided by the FBI."
News Channel 3 reached out to the FBI for details about the arrest.
A FBI spokesperson referred inquiries to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
ICE has not yet responded to requests for information.
News Channel 3 confirmed the man is being held at the San Bernardino County Central Detention Center.
Local authorities cannot provide information on charges for this inmate — saying that would have to come from the U.S. Marshals office.
News Channel 3 is continuing to investigate and will provide updates as more details become available.
