He thought he was helping a customer. Minutes later, he was in federal custody.
Christopher Ruiz de Jesus was detained at a Lynnwood tire shop on Saturday after agents allegedly approached him posing as customers, according to his coworkers and family.
Now, his fiance Jade is trying to find an attorney, figure out how to pay the bills without the family’s breadwinner, and explain his absence to their nearly 2-year-old son.
Surveillance video shows how the encounter unfolded.