Los Angeles man pleads guilty to assaulting federal officer during anti-ICE riot in California

A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday to assaulting and injuring a federal officer during an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riot in Los Angeles last year.The Justice Department said 41-year-old Elpidio Reyna, from Compton, California, pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer by a deadly or dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury after he threw chunks of concrete at passing government vehicles during the riot in Paramount. He has been detained since last July.
The incident occurred during a June riot against federal officers who participated in a joint enforcement operation near a Home Depot in Paramount. 
During the riot, protesters threw rocks at the officers’ official vehicles, lit objects on fire, and impeded law enforcement activity.
“This defendant could have easily killed a federal officer or innocent bystander,” First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement. “As he found out the hard way, violence against law enforcement is not constitutionally protected and will be met with swift justice. Those who engage in similar violence will be arrested, charged, and eventually convicted in a court of law.”
Reyna is expected to be sentenced in the case on Aug. 7, for which he faces up to 20-years in federal prison.

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