US EditionMan sentenced to 4 years in prison for throwing Molotov cocktail during LA immigration protest
Emiliano Garduño Gálvez pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device and obstructing law enforcement during immigration-related protests, receiving a four-year federal prison sentence.
- On Friday, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Emiliano Garduño Gálvez, 23, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device and obstructing law enforcement.
- On June 7, 2025, an immigration raid at a Home Depot in Paramount led to clashes between U.S. Border Patrol agents, sheriff's deputies, and protesters throwing rocks outside the store.
- According to the plea agreement, Gálvez hid behind a stone wall, lit a Molotov cocktail and hurled it toward sheriff's deputies, landing about 15 feet from them in a grassy area.
- Bill Essayli, First Assistant U.S. Attorney, said Gálvez's reckless behavior endangered deputies and a lawful protester, while federal public defenders requested a three-year term, noting he now `readily admits and acknowledges how serious his actions were and the harm that could have ensued`.
- Amid wider protests over the June raid, courts have handled multiple cases as authorities describe Emiliano Garduño Gálvez as a Mexican national who overstayed a visa, pleaded not guilty in July, then changed his plea in October.
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Man sentenced to 4 years in prison for throwing Molotov cocktail during LA immigration protest
A 23-year-old man was sentenced to four years in federal prison after admitting he hurled a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies during protests against immigration raids across the region last spring.
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Los Angeles TimesMan sentenced for throwing Molotov cocktail at deputies during protest against immigration raids
LOS ANGELES — A man was sentenced to four years in federal prison Friday after he admitted to lighting a Molotov cocktail and throwing it at Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies during a protest last year against immigration raids. Emiliano Garduño Gálvez, 23, pleaded guilty in October to one count each of possessing an unregistered destructive device and obstructing law enforcement during a ...
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