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An Oregon home that housed illegal immigrants accused of kidnapping, torturing, and attempting to kill a Washington state woman in January has prompted at least 17 police responses within the past year over a number of alarming incidents reported at the property, according to dozens of police reports exclusively obtained by The Post Millennial.
Police records show that neighbors have called 911 to report concerning activity that would "generally increase after nightfall," including sounds of screaming, vans full of people being dropped off at the property, an alarming presence of young girls at the residence, drug use, and more.
The home, located at 5431 Bonita Road in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is where authorities said two of the three suspects with alleged ties to the violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang (TdA) had been living when they allegedly plotted to kidnap a 58-year-old woman from outside of her apartment complex on January 21 in Burien, Washington, near Seattle, according to charging documents. The victim was abducted, tortured, shot, and left for dead in a mountain pass, but miraculously survived the attempted killing.
The charging documents, filed in the King County Superior Court, identified the two suspects residing at the Lake Oswego home as Kevin Daniel Sanabria-Ojeda, 24, of Venezuela, who was taken into custody by the FBI on January 30, and an unnamed co-accomplice, who remains at large. The home is considered so dangerous that Lake Oswego Police require a three-car minimum response when responding to calls at the address, according to police records.
The Lake Oswego home that had been occupied by suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang
On May 23, 2024, Lake Oswego police officers responded to the home after a 911 caller reported a "number of concerning behaviors" that would "generally increase after nightfall." The concerns included "witnessing the residents possibly using drugs in the backyard, large numbers of people coming and going at night, possibly entire vans full of people, and people being dazed or drugged walking up and down the streets in blankets or ill-fitting clothing, and on a few occasions groups of young women or girls being present at the address," according to the police report.
The caller also noted seeing a woman "looking dirty and scared" and "screaming" coming from the property at night.
Upon arrival, officers interviewed several subjects at the home, including defendant Sanabria-Ojeda and a person who identified themselves only as a Venezuelan national. Officers then spoke with a man identified as Julius, who reportedly managed the home, and discussed possible ordinance violations for housing too many people at the residence. Julius explained that "there were usually seven or eight residents in the house who all pay rent, but are often given a grace period as they are new to the area and generally not financially stable on their move-in date," according to the police report. Julius also stated that "the people who live there are usually residents for a few months at a time."
When asked to explain the concerning activity at night, Julius claimed to the officer that the movement "was due to several of the residents having night jobs or strange working hours, such as DoorDash deliveries." The officer left the property after advising Julius that he needed a permit for short-term housing, according to the report.
According to state records, the home is owned by an individual named Mei Lei. A separate police report filed on February 20, 2025, for another criminal incident at the property that consisted of reports of a stolen vehicle, indicated that the home was being utilized by a Portland-based company called Uplifting Journey, which provides 90-day housing for homeless people unless granted an extended stay. When officers interviewed the subjects during that incident, they refused to identify themselves and only spoke Spanish, according to the report.
The Post Millennial has attempted to contact Uplifting Journey several times, but has not received a response. The number listed on the company's website, which describes itself as a recovery center, does not appear to belong to the company. A male individual answered the phone on Tuesday, May 20, and claimed to TPM that he did not work for Uplifting Journey. Records show that the organization registered with the Oregon Secretary of State as a domestic LLC on November 8, 2023.
On April 25, 2025, Lake Oswego police officers attempted to locate an individual at the home, but upon entry, found that the residence had been vacated, according to a police report. This, just weeks after the attempted killing of the Seattle-area woman had been reported in the media, which resulted in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reporting that the assailants were illegal immigrants with alleged ties to the "notorious Tren de Aragua gang." Several additional police reports indicate that officers have responded to calls at the property for assault, harassment, and other criminal disturbances.
While authorities have arrested two of the three suspects, the whereabouts of the at-large suspect who resided at the Lake Oswego home with Sanabria-Ojeda remains unknown. The victim told authorities that Sanabria-Ojeda was the alleged mastermind behind the attack, as stated in charging documents. The third suspect, Alexander Moises Arnaez-Gutierrez, 25, of Venezuela, was arrested on April 8 in Mercer Island, Washington. He had been residing at an apartment complex in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood and was a client of the Asylum Seeker Rent Assistance Program in 2024, court filings show.
Lake Oswego is located just south of Portland, Oregon, in Clackamas County, and is a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. The Post Millennial reached out to the Lake Oswego City Council for comment, but did not immediately hear back. The city, which has the highest net income in the state, redeclared its sanctuary status a few months ago in response to the Trump administration's mass deportation operations.
The Post Millennial also reached out to ICE about the Lake Oswego home, but did not receive a statement at the time this report was published. ICE has placed detainers on the two apprehended suspects in custody at the King County Jail in Seattle.
On January 21, 2025, the 58-year-old victim arrived at her apartment complex in Burien, Washington, around 10 pm and noticed three Hispanic males hanging out in the parking lot. Two of them were standing near the entrance to her apartment, while the other male was sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle. As she walked to her apartment, the two men standing outside approached the victim and allegedly said they "had been waiting for her." One of them had a gun and told the victim he knew she lived alone, as well as what time she would be home, according to charging documents.
The two men grabbed the victim and attempted to force her into the vehicle. She yelled for help and fought back, but no one came to her rescue. As she fought, one of the suspects shot at her and missed. The victim later identified the shooter to authorities as Kevin Daniel Sanabria-Ojeda. The suspects then forced the victim into the back seat of the vehicle and made her lie on the floorboard, kicking her head several times, per court documents.
While inside the vehicle, the suspects used a power drill to drill into the victim's right hand to get her to provide the PIN for her credit cards/bank cards. They also took the woman's purse with approximately $20,000 worth of gold, her credit cards, jewelry, and her vehicle and apartment keys. The suspects threatened to kill the victim and her family if she reported the incident, according to charging documents.
The victim was driven to a mountain pass roughly 90 miles east of Seattle in Kittitas County. The suspects stopped along I-90 and took the woman out of the vehicle. She told authorities that the suspects said she "heard too much and wanted her dead." After they threw her over a retaining wall, the victim was allegedly shot by Sanabria-Ojeda, who reportedly thought he had struck her in the head but hit her shoulder. The victim said she decided to play dead, which resulted in the suspects leaving the scene. The woman then flagged down a motorist for help. Kittitas County detectives found "a large amount of blood present in the snow."
According to charging documents, the victim told authorities that one of the suspects, who went by the name "Charlie," was the ringleader of the group.
On January 30, Sanabria-Ojeda was arrested by the FBI in Chicago, Illinois. Detectives with the King County and Kittitas County Sheriff's Departments traveled to Chicago to interview Sanabria-Ojeda. He reportedly confessed to the crime. During the interview, Sanabria-Ojeda said that he "participated in the kidnapping, vehicle theft, robbery, and killing of the 'lady,'" per charging documents. He told authorities that he traveled from Oregon to Washington with a man identified as "Daniel," who lived at a house in Lake Oswego, Oregon, where Sanabria-Ojeda had once resided.
After arriving in Washington, the pair picked up another subject by the name of "Alexander" from the Rainier Beach area of Seattle. Sanabria-Ojeda claimed he did not know Alexander and that he was an associate of Daniel's, per court documents. Prior to leaving Oregon, Daniel informed Sanabria-Ojeda that he "had business in Seattle and that he had a plan to make money." Once in Seattle, Daniel explained that he had been watching a lady for a couple of months, who was later determined to be the victim.
On April 8, Alexander Arnaez-Gutierrez was arrested by the Mercer Island Police Department during a traffic stop. Mercer Island is located just east of Seattle. Sanabria-Ojeda and Arnaez-Gutierrez are both being held in jail on $1 million bail. They are scheduled to appear in court later this month.
Members of the public can report immigration-related crimes or suspicious activity by calling (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.
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