FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has announced a major arrest in a case involving rock attacks against federal immigration authorities that left one agent wounded.<\/p>\n
Bongino and other federal officials said a Compton man accused of throwing concrete blocks at federal officers in Paramount in June was taken into custody Wednesday morning at the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n
Elpidio Reyna, 39, of Compton, was arrested at the San Ysidro Port of Entry by FBI agents, with assistance from U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Fox11 reported.<\/p>\n
Reyna was wanted in connection with an alleged assault on a federal officer in Paramount on June 7. According to the FBI, Border Patrol had established a staging area when protesters confronted them. The situation escalated as agitators began hurling concrete blocks and glass bottles at authorities, prompting agents to respond with tear gas, the outlet noted.<\/p>\n
Video obtained by Fox shows Border Patrol agents withdrawing from the chaotic scene Saturday as their vehicle was pelted with rocks.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou may remember Elpidio Reyna, a subject who allegedly threw rocks at federal officers during immigration operations in California June 7,\u201d Bongino wrote on his official FBI X account. \u201cWe got him. He was arrested today at the U.S.-Mexico border.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cMore to come. Those who attack America\u2019s police officers can run but they can\u2019t hide.\u201d<\/p>\n
The FBI used footage from social media and a FOX 11 news report to identify the suspect as Reyna. One federal officer was reportedly injured during the incident, and multiple government vehicles sustained damage.<\/p>\n
\u201cElpidio Reyna surrendered today at the U.S.-Mexico border to face a felony charge of assault on a federal officer for throwing rocks at passing law enforcement vehicles in Paramount on June 7,\u201d U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli noted on the X platform.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was taken into custody by a U.S. Border Patrol officer who was inside one of the vehicles damaged in the attack \u2014 a brave law enforcement officer who could have been killed in last month\u2019s dangerous and reckless attack,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo anyone who thinks they can attack federal officers and hide behind a mask or helmet, Reyna\u2019s arrest today proves we can find and charge anyone who violates federal law. Don\u2019t touch our officers,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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