Waukegan alderman says federal agents pulled guns on him: 'There were four barrels pointed at me'

""I waited two or three minutes, and a man wearing a mask came up to me with his gun drawn," Martinez said. "It was a rifle. He said, 'Put your hands up or I'll blow your f--g face off.' I told him four or five times, 'I'm the alderman.'""

""They were both yelling at me," he said. "I was frazzled. I said, 'Please don't kill me.' Then a black vehicle appeared and two more guys got out. They also drew their guns.""

""My life flashed before my eyes," he said. "All I could think of was my family was going to be planning my funeral.""

Waukegan alderman Juan Martinez was stopped in traffic on Baldwin Avenue and briefly detained at gunpoint by four federal immigration agents while sitting in his car with his hands raised. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. as Martinez was returning to work from lunch. Agents approached with weapons drawn, including a rifle and at least one handgun, and ordered him to raise his hands. Martinez repeatedly identified himself as the alderman and pleaded for his life. Bystanders shouted his title, and after holding him at gunpoint the agents left him alone. Martinez believes the event was part of an operation by immigration officers.

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