Trump Admin Nabs Suspect Who Threw Rocks At Law Enforcement During LA Riots

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino announced Wednesday that 39-year-old Elpidio Reyna was arrested for allegedly throwing rocks at federal officers during a June immigration operation.

Riots erupted in downtown Los Angeles that month in response to the Trump administration’s ramp-up of illegal migrant arrests in the sanctuary city. Protests broke out across Los Angeles and Orange counties, including the city of Paramount.

According to the FBI’s press release, federal vehicles were hit with projectiles while driving down Alondra Boulevard on June 7. Videos circulated online of a suspect throwing what officials determined were concrete blocks at federal vehicles.

A criminal complaint against Reyna was filed the next day, June 8, in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. The agency said it identified Reyna shortly after releasing surveillance video and photos of suspects involved.

U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli released a statement Wednesday on X, along with a video of the 39-year-old’s arrest, saying he was taken into custody by a Border Patrol agent who had been inside one of the vehicles during the time of the incident.

“He was taken into custody by a U.S. Border Patrol officer who was inside one of the vehicles damaged in the attack — a brave law enforcement officer who could have been killed in last month’s dangerous and reckless attack,” Essayli wrote.