US EditionMan who allegedly hurled Molotov cocktails at Los Angeles Federal Building arrested: DHS
Jose F. Jovel, 54, was arrested after throwing Molotov cocktails at a federal building; ICE officers face a 1,150% increase in assaults, officials said.
- On Monday, FBI agents said an attempted firebombing targeted the Los Angeles Federal Building at 300 N. Los Angeles St., and Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, was arrested and booked into federal custody.
- Responders extinguished a fire in the Koreatown apartment at the 100 block of North Westmoreland Ave. around 4:00 a.m., now under investigation as suspected arson.
- No injuries were reported and the Molotov-type bottles did not ignite, officials said, and security guards heard anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement remarks before two incendiary devices were hurled and four knives and a Leatherman tool were found on the suspect.
- The Joint Terrorism Task Force and Federal Bureau of Investigation are probing the incident, evacuating part of the building and closing Los Angeles Street between Temple and Aliso before clearing the area by about 11 a.m.
- DHS officials framed the event as part of rising threats facing federal agents, noting ICE officers face a 1,150% increase in assaults and an 8,000% rise in death threats, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.
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Los Angeles Man Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Unlit Explosives at Federal Building
A Los Angeles man was charged with a felony Dec. 2 after he tried to firebomb a downtown federal building with several homemade explosives. Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, a U.S. citizen, was arrested Dec. 1 outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building at 300 N. Los Angeles Street, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). During the arrest, Jovel allegedly told officers he was motivated by his anger at the federal gove…
Anti-ICE career criminal accused of tossing Molotov cocktails at Downtown Los Angeles federal building
A dimwitted career criminal hurled Molotov cocktails at agents guarding a federal immigration facility in Los Angeles while shouting anti-ICE comments from the sidewalk outside the building — but neglected to ignite the bottles first.
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Man hurled Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building, authorities say. Nobody was hurt
Authorities say a 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building. Nobody was hurt.
Man arrested in firebombing of Los Angeles federal building, suspected in Koreatown apartment fire
A man has been arrested for allegedly firebombing a federal building in downtown Los Angeles and is suspected in another blaze in a nearly century-old apartment building in Koreatown on Monday. The Los Angeles Times identified the targeted federal building as the one at 300 N. Los Angeles St., while the Los Angeles Fire Department [...]
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