A group of activists and others lashed out at SpaceX’s Elon Musk, Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez and Brownsville Police Department, after they accused them of their involvement in what they called the unlawful arrest of environmental activist Rebekah Lynn Hinojosa in February 2022.
About 15 activists stood in front of Brownsville City Hall Tuesday afternoon during a press conference calling on Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz to dismiss the misdemeanor charge against activist Hinojosa, for defacing a mural funded Elon Musk Foundation, and that Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez be investigated for abuse of power.
Brownsville resident and environmental activist Bekah Hinojosa speaks out during a free RGV Bekah rally as chants from her supporters to drop misdemeanor charges against Hinojosa who was accused and arrested for defacing a Brownsville Elon Musk-funded mural last year demands an investigation on City of Brownsville officials Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in front of City Hall in Downtown Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)Many gather in support of Brownsville resident and environmental activist Bekah Hinojosa and believe Hinojosa was targeted for her activism by City of Brownsville officials during a free RGV Bekah rally, as chants from her supporters to drop misdemeanor charges against Hinojosa who was accused and arrested for defacing a Brownsville Elon Musk-funded mural last year demands an investigation on city officials Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in front of City Hall in Downtown Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)Many gather in support of Brownsville resident and environmental activist Bekah Hinojosa and believe Hinojosa was targeted for her activism by City of Brownsville officials during a free RGV Bekah rally, as chants from her supporters to drop misdemeanor charges against Hinojosa who was accused and arrested for defacing a Brownsville Elon Musk-funded mural last year demands an investigation on city officials Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in front of City Hall in Downtown Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)Many gather in support of Brownsville resident and environmental activist Bekah Hinojosa as local attorney Sara Stapleton Barrera defends her client and believes Hinojosa was targeted for her activism by City of Brownsville officials during a free RGV Bekah rally, as chants from her supporters to drop misdemeanor charges against Hinojosa who was accused and arrested for defacing a Brownsville Elon Musk-funded mural last year demands an investigation on city officials Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in front of City Hall in Downtown Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)Many gather in support of Brownsville resident and environmental activist Bekah Hinojosa as they provide signatures on a Free RGV Bekah petition and believe Hinojosa was targeted for her activism by City of Brownsville officials during a free RGV Bekah rally, as chants from her supporters to drop misdemeanor charges against Hinojosa who was accused and arrested for defacing a Brownsville Elon Musk-funded mural last year demands an investigation on city officials Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in front of City Hall in Downtown Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)Many gather in support of Brownsville resident and environmental activist Bekah Hinojosa as two supporters carry boxes full of Free RGV Bekah petition signatures to deliver inside the City of Brownsville Commissioners Chamber during a city commissioners meeting in defense of Hinojosa Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)Many gather in support of Brownsville resident and environmental activist Bekah Hinojosa and believe Hinojosa was targeted for her activism by City of Brownsville officials during a free RGV Bekah rally, as chants from her supporters to drop misdemeanor charges against Hinojosa who was accused and arrested for defacing a Brownsville Elon Musk-funded mural last year demands an investigation on city officials Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in front of City Hall in Downtown Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)Brownsville resident and environmental activist Bekah Hinojosa speaks out during a free RGV Bekah rally as chants from her supporters to drop misdemeanor charges against Hinojosa who was accused and arrested for defacing a Brownsville Elon Musk-funded mural last year demands an investigation on City of Brownsville officials Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in front of City Hall in Downtown Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
