Three federal air marshals were chased out of a Lynwood restaurant after a crowd mistook them for immigration agents on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The apparent case of mistaken identity occurred around 6:20 p.m. at Plaza Mexico, in the 3100 block of E. Imperial Hwy. The air marshals were having dinner at a Korean barbecue restaurant when someone recognized them as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to deputies.