Second suspect arrested in connection to DHS Secretary Noem's purse snatching (being held on an immigration detainer)

A second arrest has been made in connection to the theft of Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's purse while she was out having lunch on Easter with her family.

Authorities announced that they apprehended the accomplice believed to be tied to the series of thefts in D.C. in Miami on Sunday.

"The individual is believed to be a co-conspirator in those incidents with the primary defendant who is accused of committing a robbery against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem," a spokesperson for the Secret Service shared in a statement.

"Public safety is strongest when built on trust and collaboration," Special Agent in Charge Rafael Barros said. "We are grateful to the Miami Beach Police Department for their swift and outstanding assistance in today's apprehension. After receiving information from Washington, Miami Beach Police officers quickly implemented targeted patrols and located the defendant, who was taken into custody without incident."

The identity of the alleged accomplice has not been released, but officials said the suspect is currently being held on an immigration detainer as charges are finalized.

This comes hours after authorities announced the first arrest of an illegal immigrant with an extensive criminal history who was believed to be tied to theft.

"Thank you to Secret Service and ICE and our law enforcement partners for finding and arresting the criminal who stole my bag on Easter Sunday as I shared a meal with my family at a Washington DC restaurant," Noem's spokesperson shared in a statement with Fox News Digital.

Noem said, "This individual is a career criminal who has been in our country illegally for years."

From memory, Darren Beattie, formerly with Revolver News, now in the Trump Administration, reported that authorities do know who planted at least one of the bombs, if not both of them, and/or... if he/she had help, that too is now known.

The person was tracked to one of the DC Metro Train Stations, where they used a card to pay for a ride fare, allowing for initial identification. At the termination of the ride, the individual was tracked to a vehicle in the station’s parking lot, and from the license plate, identification was made a second time. According to Beattie, the investigation outwardly stopped at this point in the hunt for the bomber.

Beattie also reported that the bombs were inert and essentially props/training devices used by alphabet agencies and would never activate anyway because the timers were only good for a few minutes of operation, so the assembled bombs were never intended to go off.

Beattie and his associate researchers hypothesized that the bombs were a backup plan for the Capitol incursion, which was sufficient to give Speaker Pelosi the excuse to declare an emergency, which prevented the body from voting on delaying the Electoral Vote Count for two weeks, to allow the states to investigate voter fraud.

If there hadn’t been the Jan. 6th incursion, the discovery of the bombs would have proved sufficient to declare an emergency, as the Vice President was present and therefore would be in imminent danger. Her presence is what justified ringing the Capitol grounds with temporary fencing and the posting of signs warning that entry was trespassing.

Actors removed the fencing and signs, turning everyone on the grounds into trespassers, even though the vast majority of people trespassing on the Capitol grounds had no idea that the grounds were off-limits.

I welcome any corrections.

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