LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced charges against eight individuals accused of instigating violence during anti-ICE protests over the weekend.
“For any individual who’s engaged in criminal conduct but did not get immediately arrested. Let me provide some bad news for you. There’s a tremendous amount of video out there through social media, and otherwise we will know who you are, who engaged in this conduct, we will track you down, we will arrest you, we will prosecute you, and we will punish you,” Hochman stated during a press conference Wednesday.
DA Hochman was joined by Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Jim McDonnell.
During a press conference, Sheriff Luna said the Army—now overseeing the National Guard and Marines—has outlined their mission as protecting federal functions, facilities, and personnel. He emphasized ongoing efforts to clarify communication and coordination, noting that military personnel do not have the powers to detain or arrest people.
Overnight, LAPD arrested people for breaking the newly implemented curfew that went into effect for a section of downtown LA.
BACKGROUND ON ARRESTS:
The first case involves a man named Juan Rodriguez from Gardena who has been charged with one felony count of assault upon a peace officer, resisting arrest, and advocating violence against an officer that caused injury. The second case involves Randy Paul Ruiz and Georgina Ravelero who have both been charged with two felony counts of assault upon a peace officer. The third case involves Timmy Paulk and Rayven Mitchell. Both have been charged with one felony count of second-degree commercial burglary and grand theft. In the fourth case, Ulysses Sanchez was charged with one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, and one misdemeanor count each of reckless driving and possession of a smoking device. The fifth case involves Christopher Gonzalez and Yoselin Johnson, who have both been charged with one felony count of conspiracy to commit vandalism and two felony counts of vandalism.
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