IE Men Carried Out 'Campaign Of Threats' Against OC Family: FBI

INLAND EMPIRE, CA — Two Inland Empire men suspected of "violently stalking" victims in Yorba Linda have been arrested, the FBI announced Monday.

Xiang Li, aka "Lilinbo," 42, of Chino Hills, and Bowen Zhou, aka "Roger Zhou," 33, of Upland, were taken into custody this week.

According to a criminal complaint filed June 17 in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, the duo began targeting a Yorba Linda woman and one of her family members in March 2024. Threatening phone calls claimed the victims owed someone $150,000.

The intimidation continued. On March 15, 2024, a suspect drove to the victims' Yorba Linda residence and left a threatening letter and a knife on the doorstep, according to the FBI.

After that incident, the menacing calls and text messages ramped up. The FBI reported that in one threat, the caller said, "You should know I know where your family lives, and we have a lot of gangsters in the L.A. area."

The situation escalated. On April 4, 2024, someone fired six shots at the victims' house while one of them was inside, according to the complaint.

On June 3, 2025, the FBI executed search warrants in connection with the stalking investigation.

Agents targeted Li and Zhou, though it's unclear what led the federal investigators to the two men.
During a search of Li’s home, federal agents seized ammunition that matched evidence found at the April 4, 2024, shooting scene. Agents also found the phone used to send threatening text messages to the victims, and a phone used to contact Zhou, according to the FBI.

During a search of Zhou’s residence, the FBI seized a firearm that matched the type of weapon likely used during the shooting incident, as well as a phone that was used to make the threatening calls and to contact Li, according to the complaint.

Both Li and Zhou have been charged and are in federal custody. If convicted, they each face a statutory maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.