US EditionGuilty Plea for Throwing Rocks at Federal Officer During Paramount Immigration Raid
Elpidio Reyna pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer during a protest, one of 24 guilty pleas in over 100 related immigration enforcement cases in Los Angeles, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Elpidio Reyna, 41, Compton man, pleaded guilty to a felony assault charge after entering an agreed plea this week, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
- Outside the Paramount Business Center, protesters gathered during a federal operation on Alondra Boulevard across from Home Depot, opposing immigration enforcement and disrupting joint federal law enforcement activity.
- One rock shattered a government vehicle's glass and cut a Customs and Border Protection officer's forehead, authorities say.
- He has been in federal custody since July 2025 after being detained in Sinaloa, facing sentencing on a date not specified, with over 100 charged since June.
- Amid a broader enforcement effort, authorities publicized Reyna on the FBI's Most Wanted list and posted his photo on the White House Instagram after DHS announced a $50,000 reward.
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Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Immigration Enforcement Officer During California Riot
A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday to throwing chunks of concrete at government vehicles with federal immigration officers inside, injuring one, during riots last year in Los Angeles. Elpidio Reyna, 41, faces up to 20 years in federal prison for one felony count of assault on a federal officer by dangerous weapon resulting in injury, the Department of Justice said in a news release. A joint immigration enforcement operation was underway on …
California man previously on FBI's most wanted list pleads guilty to assaulting federal officer during protest
Elpidio Reyna, 41, admitted to throwing rocks at a convoy of government vehicles during a June 7 protest in Paramount. One of the rocks shattered the window of a vehicle, injuring a Customs and Border Protection officer by cutting his forehead, according to the plea agreement.
Compton Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Officer at Paramount ICE Raid
A Compton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to throwing rocks and injuring a federal officer during a June immigration enforcement operation near a Home Depot store in Paramount. Elpidio Reyna, 41, entered a plea to one federal count of “assault on a federal officer by deadly or dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Authorities said a federal officer was injured and a government vehicle damaged. Sentenci…
Compton man pleads guilty to assaulting federal officer with concrete rocks during anti-ICE protest
A Compton man, accused of throwing chunks of concrete at government vehicles during an anti-ICE protest in Paramount last year, has agreed to a plea deal and pleaded guilty to the charge of assaulting a federal officer, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday. Elpidio Reyna, 41, pleaded guilty to one felony count of assault on a federal officer by...
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