Jarrod DeFerrari biography: 13 things about Sunrise, Florida transwoman

Who is Jarrod DeFerrari?

Jarrod DeFerrari is an American militant Antifa activist born biologically male. As a transwoman, she goes by Sofie Thema.

A resident of Sunrise, Broward County, Florida, United States, DeFerrari previously lived in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County. Her former girlfriend Leslie Johnson is also a transwoman and a militant Antifa activist.

DeFerrari is Hispanic. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. On March 18, 2014, she registered to vote in Broward County. She has no party affiliation.
2. From 2017 to 2019, she attended Broward College in Fort Lauderdale where she earned her associate’s degree in computer science.
3. In May 2018, she started interning at Earthjustice in Washington, D.C., USA.
4. On November 4, 2020, she, Johnson and other masked militants allegedly destroyed property worth more than $5,000 at Riverside Tobacco, more than $1,000 at St. André Bessette Catholic Church and more than $1,000 at Alco Properties in Portland, Oregon, USA. When she and her fellow militants were arrested in a parking lot garage in Portland that day, a deputy found a hammer, a gas mask, spray paint and an illegal mortar explosive in her backpack. She was charged with first-degree disorderly conduct, unlawful sale, possession or use of fireworks, felony second-degree burglary and attempted second-degree arson but all of the charges were dropped and she was quickly bailed out.
5. On December 31, 2020, a grand jury indicted her on charges of one count of felony riot and three counts of first-degree criminal mischief.
6. On May 19, 2021, she robbed the 7-Eleven store near Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon. She pointed a gun at the cashier’s head and demanding money from the register.
7. On May 21, 2021, she was found in an unoccupied house on SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway in Portland, arrested, charged with criminal trespass with a firearm, released and asked not to return to the home.
8. On May 29, 2021, she allegedly carried a shotgun, a loaded handgun, restricted knives, shells and metal knuckles onto a TriMet bus.
9. On June 3, 2021, she was arrested and released to the custody of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon.
10. On June 8, 2021, she was found squatting in a vacant residence.
11. On June 28, 2021, she was arrested for first-degree unlawful use of a weapon and menacing while she was already in custody at the Washington County Jail in Hillsboro related to previous charges of first-degree burglary, possession of burglary tools, interfering with a peace officer, contempt of court and second-degree criminal mischief.
12. On December 21, 2021, she pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery with a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm and attempted first-degree burglary and was sentenced to 90 months in prison.
13. In January 2024, she turned 27.

Surveillance video showing antifa's attack on St. Andre Bessette Church in downtown Portland this week. The church provides services to the city's large homeless population. It has since halted those services due to damage to the building. #PortlandRiots #antifa pic.twitter.com/O5cz7eQxtx

— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) November 7, 2020