Monday, 16 February 2026

Gonzales Texas Family Terrorized By Secret Black Ski Masked Fed Raid [Ln0AWtGFnIs]

A violent federal raid involving flashbangs and masked agents sparks a local uprising in the historic cradle of Texas liberty as residents demand accountability.

By Mike Hanson Archives | 25m listen | 7 chapters
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About this episode

DEA agents reportedly abandoned their post in Gonzales, Texas, following a wave of national media scrutiny from Alex Jones and Glenn Beck. Mike Hanson of the Mike Hanson Archives reports that federal personnel packed equipment and exited the city after a year of escalating tension regarding a perceived federal takeover of the local police department. The withdrawal marks a significant shift for Police Chief Tim Crow and local law enforcement as residents demand a return to transparent community policing.

Oil field worker Tony Castillo alleges that twenty masked agents in a black armored vehicle conducted a violent no-knock raid on his family home using three flashbang grenades. Castillo claims unidentified individuals in black ski masks held his children at gunpoint with AR-15 rifles and seized his life savings and jewelry despite finding no illegal narcotics on the property. The raid has sparked intense criticism of Mayor Bobby Logan and Chief Tim Crow for allowing outside agencies to operate without badges or identification. Hanson and local activists argue these military tactics constitute child endangerment and state-sanctioned theft under the guise of asset forfeiture.

Alex Jones delivered a closing monologue from the Gonzales Municipal Building, invoking the 1835 Come and Take It cannon skirmish to frame the Castillo family’s ordeal as a modern constitutional crisis. Tony Castillo described the psychological trauma of being cursed at by agents while his property was destroyed. Mike Hanson concluded the report by calling for a patriot migration to Gonzales to reclaim the town’s political future through the ballot box.


CHAPTER 01 / 7 Discussion

Mike Hanson Reports DEA Withdrawal from Gonzales, Texas

Mike Hanson of the Mike Hanson Archives reports that DEA agents have reportedly packed their equipment and left Gonzales, Texas, following intense media pressure from Alex Jones, Info Wars, and Glenn Beck. The withdrawal follows a year of local tension regarding a perceived federal takeover of the local police department. Hanson credits public complaints and national media coverage for the federal departure while calling on Police Chief Tim Crow to maintain local control.

mike hanson· gonzales· texas· dea· info wars· glenn beck

00:00 Hello folks, this is Mike Hanson from Mike Hanson Archives here on YouTube. And we are here for the last year we've been discussing the federal takeover of Gonzales Texas But we do have some good news. Our sources inside the police department, at least three sources inside the police department say that the DEA have packed up their guns and white boxes that they had in the police department and have left town three days ago. And we think it's because of all the pressure that Alex Jones, Info Wars Prison Planet and Glenn Beck website has put on Gonzalez along with all the good people out there that have called Gonzales and complained about the federal government taking over our local police department

01:00 And our sheriff has recently admitted that they are using black ski masks. We're waiting for the owner of this house to come home from work, this is where they did the latest raid. They broke out windows used grenades in the window and put guns through some of the children's head. inside this house here. They also took a lot of money and some jewelry, and won't give it back. So we're waiting to hear from the Tony Castillo all his family is outside there they want to wait for him to get home but this is a small victory in Gonzales Texas that the feds

01:48 All we're saying is that we want to keep our police local and we want the Police Chief to do his job, man up Tim Crow. And do your job don't bring in the DEA, ATF and all these other agencies to take money from these poor people they took their life savings out of their safe in their jewelry. An then you are going get part of it? Tim this is not right in them and Gonzales, and especially not here in America They they came in with black ski masks nobody. They wouldn't even tell these people who they were they come in with black ski mask They they scared the kids to death Wait till you hear this story folks You will not believe what I'm what it's what you're going to hear here but the point is

02:43 We want to keep our local sheriffs, our police department. locally controlled and local people. Because they're not gonna come in here usually, because they know everybody in a small town like us, Gonzales Texas. They're not gonna come in here and abuse us at five o'clock in the morning and come in here and steal people's private property and destroy private property like the feds did because they had their faces covered. They just leave town and we don't even know who these people are.

CHAPTER 02 / 7 Discussion

Tony Castillo Describes No-Knock Raid and Family Trauma

Oil field worker Tony Castillo and his family recount a violent early-morning raid on their home involving flashbangs and masked agents. Castillo alleges that unidentified individuals in black ski masks broke windows, used grenades, and held his children at gunpoint with AR-15s despite finding no drugs on the premises. The family describes the psychological trauma of the event, including being cursed at by agents and the physical injuries sustained during the forced entry.

tony castillo· no-knock raid· flashbangs· ar-15· police brutality

03:19 So we're getting ready to talk to Tony Castillo. We're waiting for him to get home from work, he's an average working oil guy works in the oil field so we're waiting for him to come home. I'm Tony Castillo this is what they did to me they came in my house they terrorized everything inside They threatened my family and threatened me The put guns to all our kids heads, to my head, threw bombs at my house They try to threaten me by saying they're gonna come back and do it all over again. And they said next time they come back, they're gonna find something in my house but what are they going to find? Is it something that you want a plan or are they gonna put something on me just to get me locked up? It's not right what's going on in Gonzales. They need to change the laws enforcement and get some real ones in here cuz there are crooked something ain't right something needs to happen I work every day six to six

04:15 And this ain't a game, man. It's serious. We don't even know who to trust anymore. The PD is just... They're just overcome by the feds or whoever they working for that they can't even I don't even know who came in my house it's just they robbed me for all my money and jewelry didn't find no drugs but they want to threaten us So there's a difference between Gonzalez and people in black ski masks coming to your door at 5 o'clock in the morning and breaking your windows out throwing grenades. I mean, they all came at once. They banged on the door when i opened it and let themselves in And they sat me down and went to Tony and nothing! They weren't throwing us around or cutting out us. But did the feds throw you hard on the ground? This time? Yes

05:05 Yeah. And what kind of guns did they have? AR-15s. Military guns. And they did put that to somebody's head? All over, I mean it happened. He was getting blasted above him that night. Three weeks ago. It won't go back to normal But I mean, it was just completely different. It was scary. It was- I don't know where they're getting information from or what man? It's terrible man. They knew there were kids in his house and they shouldn't have come into a force like that. If they had enough information to assume that we had stuff in the house Or whatever reason why they came if they were so dead set on that's why they were coming... If they gave them all of this information then why didn't they inform him

05:53 I have a four-year old grandson that could've been here. I have kids sleeping in every room. They take some of these people's word for it, like who we were talking about and they make things up about me too and they make They make things up out of thin air and then that makes...then they come and raid you. That's how it happens Apparently, they didn't have too much evidence because they didn't find something Do you know exactly how much money they took from you? I don't So they just took your life savings. And now you don't have money for rent or anything and the landlord, and by the way I am not her landlord it's been put out all over town that these people that they're raiding our houses is not true. Is that? Okay

06:43 Okay, well we better not say that. But the landlord wants you to fix the damage? Well we got too many people talking here today. She came and talked me and she asked if they were going to fix the damage And I said no, probably not gonna fix the damage because to them they had every reason to come into our house I know she goes. I know I've known Tony for so many years, she said and I've never had any issue with him. She said it for them to do you that way was very wrong. She said but Just no rush whenever y'all can fix them because she knew we had to borrow some money for the rent. We didn't have all the rent money and our light was almost cut off too, he used his whole paycheck to pay the light so we're back to nothing. Okay do you know okay didn't even get to go come and take it that's this is what we're celebrating? We're celebrating uh the same thing that Mexico did to us what do you think about that there these people at the city council were trying to tell me

07:45 saying the exact same thing that Mexico was doing to us, that they're doing to y'all now. To me it's the same thing! What are they celebrating? Freedom?! Yeah, and they said that they were gonna ruin our come and take it. That's one thing they remarked this what they said And they said next time they come back to you're going to find something in my house What do we put something in my house? I'm a threat yeah They need to be out there that y'all are not doing anything here the neighbors all say they're not doing anything here I mean when I even told my neighbor he'll tell you oh I said, look, I think Audrey's going to try and do something to me before I get off probation. And he-and I told him, he was like yeah you're right! I said man did I jinx myself or what? And sure enough they came... kicked in my door put guns through it was crazy man it is this life

08:28 It's like something you see on TV. Yeah, yeah and this is a small town man and what about the flashbangs? I didn't know what they were until he told me. He said he felt so bad that he couldn't get to none of his kids. And then he said it was like moving slow and I felt like i wasn't moving until my whole weight fell on the little table in the living room. That's when I felt somebody behind me and as I was reaching out for my son they dragged And that's how my knee got cut off. But they wouldn't let me tell my kids it's okay, just do what they say. They were just yelling for me to shut the F up and telling my kids to wake their F up and- So they were cussing at y'all on top of it? Yes, they did! You didn't know who these people were? No Were they in black ski masks? Yes What did they look like? Tell us what they looked like I couldn't see what they looked like Well, what did they have on? They had all black Okay but

09:18 Could you see their face? No. Could you see any identification whatsoever? I just could see eyes and a gun, that's all i could see. Did they identify themselves whatsoever? Police? Did they say they were police or what did they say? I never heard them say anything only thing I heard was the door like I heard it falling I didn't even know Tony was underneath it and all I kept hearing was Show your fucking hands and don't fucking move. And that's all I kept hearing until, I couldn't hear nothing no more. I was like what's going on? I felt so weird! Like I couldn't move. I was moving slow and when I asked Tony, I was like oh my god why can't I move?! I said I feel like I couldn't get to my kids and he said they threw that stuff in and that's when i remember... That was all the light I kept seeing. Like I kept seeing lights and I couldn't hear nothing. Okay Tony how does it make you feel

CHAPTER 03 / 7 Discussion

Allegations of Asset Forfeiture and Police Chief Tim Crow

Tony Castillo accuses federal and local authorities of stealing his life savings and jewelry under the guise of a police raid. He expresses anger that his hard-earned money, including recent income tax returns, was seized and allegedly shared with Gonzales Police Chief Tim Crow. The discussion highlights the lack of accountability for outside agencies and criticizes Chief Crow for allowing masked federal agents to operate within the community without proper identification.

tim crow· asset forfeiture· gonzales pd· income tax· theft

10:10 You got people that come in here unannounced from outside of Gonzales. I'm not talking about our local police, they come in here and they steal your money and your jewelry that you worked hard for because we know you work at a construction company How does that make you feel, that the feds come in here and steal your money and then give part of it back to Tim Crowe, the police chief of Gonzales Texas? I mean how does that make you feel. I don't like it makes me mad. Do you think its right? It's wrong for them to do that just when I get income tax so what they gonna do that again when I get my income tax in they're going kick my door and take my money mom jewelry again

10:50 You know, it's not right. I work every day. I pay my taxes you know that's...I don't feel like they shouldn't you know they should have did it better than me. They shouldn't..I just felt like I got robbed thats what it is just the PD they robbed or whoever brought over here and straight up robbed me It's not right for them to just come and kick in your door. I was trying to unlock it, but they just broke in on top of me. Well you have to make a distinction between the people are coming here from the outside that you cannot track down. Gonzales PD was out here? Well they were out here but- That's why we didn't know who they were. The people that were actually doing the dirty work or people from outside our community which is

11:34 It's not right if the PD does it or they do it, but let me tell you something. It would have been a lot better if the PD would have been running their own operation and not had the feds in here doing that because the feds don't know who you are, they don't care who you are. You cannot identify them and your not going to be able to go back and sue them or anything cause you dont know who they are! You dont even know where they went They left town...and..you dont know who they are Did any of em ever identify themselves? And Tim Crow will NOT That was just a coward move they did And Tim Crow will not identify- He won't Did you know he will not identify who these people are? HE WONT EVEN ADMIT

12:11 I don't even know why he's still an officer around here. He shouldn't even be here, if he can do his job... If he can't do his job then he needs to get out of here. Man up Tim Crow and do your job! And everybody has been calling him from around the country telling him that he needs to do his job and not count on other people from outside the community coming in here because a gun fight's going on down at the come and take it. And that's how they got in, we're begging them to come in here and help us. We don't not need any outside help here. We just felt like because there was nothing serious going on here

CHAPTER 04 / 7 Discussion

Impact of Military Tactics on Children and Property

The Castillo family details the specific use of three flashbang grenades during the raid, including one thrown near a sleeping child. They argue that the use of such force constitutes child endangerment and describe the extensive physical damage left behind in their home. Tony Castillo notes that he must now work extra hours to repair the property damage himself because the seized funds have not been returned.

flashbangs· child endangerment· property damage· military tactics

13:05 that they used stuff that happened so long ago and put it on the news, that gangs in Gonzales and this and that. And they used all of that that happened so long ago! And some of those people have been in jail for two years! Right? They're already in jail... Yeah, and they took credit for that. How old are your kids? 13, 19 and 15. And what about your kids? How do they feel about having guns put to their head? Joseph come here yeah oh yeah we got to get this we got to get it He's the one that was sick on the couch. Yeah, and he was...he was sick on the couch? He was laying on a couch when they came in and they uh... What did they tell you what did they say? They threw her on the ground and I told them to chill out and they told me shut the fuck up. They threw me. That's why I put the gun to my head

13:58 That's not right. It's not right for them, how would we like it if we go in their house and do that to them? They wouldn't like that they got masks... Exactly! You know that's not right for them to do that. They're kids. That's endangerment of a child right there And you're trying to say your endangerment is all right? No, their endangerment of the child Did they turn around on you and say yours? How far away were the flashbangs? They said they could but that's not..they couldn't because I can't deal with that Explosion. We don't hear anything that they could have popped in his face. Yeah, yeah, they threw it he was asleep when they throw him in our side How many did they throw in? I'm not even sure. I think three, two or three. One for the dogs to get in the yard and then one in our room one in Dylan's room and one in his room as soon as they came and rushed into house They all left jumped in a truck And he took off somewhere else and that's when I guess the Gonzalez came in after that or whoever there are I Guess they just went somewhere else like you got out quick What about damage to the building? To the house? The damage

14:57 The house is all tore up. They ripped it all apart and we got pictures that you know You know I had to pay out of my pocket with the money they took, but I gotta work to fix my house now And this like I ain't gonna get income till the end of the year to fix it. There's nobody out here That's going to help me. So yeah, and let me make this clear You're a working man out here. Just like all of us, we've had issues in the past but are you saying to the public out here that you have really tried to make an effort to go to work every day and raise your family? And have a good life here in Gonzales Texas? Yes! They came in here and did this to you. Well tell them! I'm not going nowhere they can do whatever they can and I'm not going nowhere.

CHAPTER 05 / 7 Discussion

Mayor Bobby Logan and Masked Enforcement Criticism

A critique is leveled against Mayor Bobby Logan for allegedly condoning the use of masked enforcement tactics against the citizens of Gonzales. The segment describes the arrival of approximately 20 unidentified individuals in a black armored military-style vehicle. The speakers argue that the local government is failing to protect residents from "thugs" who refuse to show badges or identify their agency during operations.

bobby logan· gonzales mayor· swat· armored vehicle· ski masks

15:42 Same street, the same house. There's nothing to hide I'm not hiding nothing Well it's our town there's nothing going on in this town they say that we're full of gangs and full of drug dealers and that i'm promoting it They're just out here lying and saying that We condone all this stuff! We don't! We want our kids have a good life What is your message to the mayor Bobby Logan that's condoning all this. He told me on the phone that he is condoning these black ski masks thugs coming in here and doing this to his The people that supposedly voted for him. We only had 300 people vote for him, I ran against him and he told me that he condones black ski mask thugs coming in here what is your message to the mayor as- He needs to do something to stop this and it's not right. He needs to step up and say something because because i feel like if he's the mayor and he's letting this happen why? Why let people come into our houses

16:44 You know, I just don't understand it. Oh... I guess not. We don't even know who was here. I don't know who's in on it Yeah, we don't really know who was here How has this like traumatized you kids? Exactly! We'd be rolling out of bed every night just if hear a door slam We're rolling out of bed because we think somebody's coming The dogs bark the dogs bark the kids are hopping out of bed cuz they're scared They thing they gonna come back and that threat They did to us saying they aren't gonna come back to our house and tear my door down again And next time they come they said they're going to find something in my house what they threatened me for What they gonna throw something at my house are they gonna put

17:20 put something in my house away. And you don't have guns, they had the gun? They got guns! My workers they'll tell you I might work every day and this is a time... Oh i know y'all we've been trying to get him for days and days. He's just barely getting off at seven o'clock at night. You know and i go in from six i get off at six seven sometimes maybe five I'm working every day, and that's why I understand. You think I got time to be running the streets and doing all this? No, I don't! I gotta get home, make sure everybody eats... I can't just run around and play around in the streets There is no time for that. I still have to go shower, lay down, and get up early for work in the morning. I've got to be at work by 6 o'clock.

17:59 Tell us once again what they were wearing. They're wearing like ski masks with helmets, with camouflage. They didn't have no badges or nothing to identify them. They just threw us on the ground like they didn't want us to see who it was and how many wasn't? Oh it was about at least 20 of them. 20 black ski mask people What were they driving?

18:42 It was like a big old, security truck. Like an armored vehicle? So something like a military vehicle but did it say SWAT on it or didn't say anything? What color was the vehicle? It was black all black and it looked dark. And you have no idea where these people were from? I don't know where they went, where they came from...I don't know who they were I just don't, not to this day. I'm probably never gonna find out. What are people telling you in town? In Gonzales are people sympathetic towards you or they're just saying You got what you deserve like some of the ones that I've talked to Well i feel uncomfortable going places where there's a lot of people because everybody is looking at me crazy now because it's wrong what they did to me and

CHAPTER 06 / 7 Discussion

Social Stigma and Call for Patriot Migration

The discussion shifts to the social consequences of being targeted by police, including public shaming in local newspapers using old mugshots. Mike Hanson suggests that the "oil boom" is over and encourages patriots from across the United States to move to Gonzales to "take the town back" through voting and community action. The segment concludes with a brief poetic warning regarding the "Eyes of Texas."

alex jones· walmart· patriots· migration· gonzales texas

19:34 You know, to other people's eyes they think it is a good thing but it's not. What they did was very wrong man. A lot of people are saying that like really? They didn't find anything in your house and they did all that? Yeah they just can't believe it could happen to them one of these days and the further we get along it could happen to them But let me tell you this, Tony. I understand how you feel because I had to get out of town for three...I got put on the hot seat because of that arrest and he's the one that filmed the arrests in the city council

20:10 I went to Walmart and got stuck in Walmart for an hour and a half. People recognized me from the video that you took, and I was handing out the Alex Jones articles because the articles they did here weren't really that good. And I understand what your saying but The thing I have to say is everybody I ran into personally, ran into was behind us. And they weren't for what's going on here about the feds? Yeah they don't know me and they just go by because their scared that's what it is They don't want to face the laws They don't want to face nobody It's because there scared. You know I can't blame them cause they don't want no ski mask people going into their house you know. Their not identified but what they do to us

20:54 when we're arrested here in this town is they put our picture on the front page like we're the worst criminals ever and then, then the general public out here. The Rivercrest people that are rich people judge us. That's what happened? And I wasn't arrested but they put an old picture of mugshot me from like three years ago. I got a beard now all my other pictures... That was more than three years ago. It was like five years ago but we can't even go no because we ain't got no money where can we go where can we There's nowhere for us to go. So they literally took your rent money? Yeah, we're just stuck here now. Nowhere to go

21:31 But lucky my landlord, she's real good with me and we work something out. I say everybody that is listening to this tape from all around the United States move to Gonzales and let's take this town back over again and make it free again and vote these bums out! There are plenty of houses here...the oil boom is over with. The oil boom is over with. There are plenty of houses here There's plenty of places for sale and all the patriots around the United States move here. And let's have another come and take it Tony, that's what I think we should do. And i'm gonna be at the next one God bless you thank you sir y'all have a good one Thank you

22:29 The eyes of Texas are upon you, cannot get away. Do not think you can escape the night or early in the morn. The eyes of Texas are upon you. Look, April blows his horn!

CHAPTER 07 / 7 Discussion

Alex Jones on Gonzales History and Human Liberty

Alex Jones delivers a closing monologue from the Gonzales Municipal Building, drawing parallels between the 1835 "Come and Take It" cannon skirmish and modern struggles for constitutional rights. He argues that government monopolies on force lead to tyranny and urges citizens to stand up for private property and free speech. Jones concludes by calling for a return to a free society through direct action before signing off for InfoWars.com.

alex jones· gonzales· texas independence· santa ana· infowars

23:08 I'm here in Gonzales, Texas the birthplace of Texas independence and like the American Revolution of 1776 it began when the dictator of Mexico Santa Ana marched north into Texas then part of northern Mexico to confiscate the firearms and the cannon here in Gonzales, Texas. And of course the shot heard around the world-the second shot heard around the world took place here This is the Gonzales Municipal Building and all over town, the come-and-take it flag is flying under the Texas flag and US flag. The symbol as a cannon with words come and take it underneath it Now government almost everywhere organized around monopoly of force for only the government has weapons Well that's no government of the people That's a government whatever special interest can seize control of the government

24:22 And that's what happened to our constitutional republic. We should heed the example of our ancestors, not just here in the US but all over the world and stand up for basic human liberty whether it is our free speech or privacy or private property or families or children we should tell the establishment go ahead try to come and take it. That's a lesson from right here on this beautiful July day South Central Texas, in Gonzales. It's to the tyrants come and take it! All free societies were based on people standing up and not laying down. Slave societies are based on people rolling over to intimidation and thuggery so hopefully we can turn the tide start moving back towards a free society I know people seem to be waking up everywhere but that is not enough you got to take action

25:30 and take back our society. Alex Jones signing off for InfoWars.com