Emiliano Garduno Galvez, Assault and Possessing Molotov Cocktails, California 2023

LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles County men have been charged with assault and possessing Molotov cocktails during the recent civil unrest in downtown Los Angeles and Paramount.

Emiliano Garduno Galvez, 23, of Paramount, who is an illegal immigrant from Mexico, has been charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. Galvez is expected to make their initial appearance in United States District Court in the coming days.

According to an affidavit filed with the complaint charging Galvez, on the evening of June 7 in Paramount, Galvez lit and threw a Molotov cocktail over a wall where Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were engaging in crowd control activities then ran away. A violent crowd had assembled in that location earlier in the day near a staging area for federal agents who were preparing for immigration enforcement operations.

Galvez is currently in custody.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating Galvez with the assistance of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Assistant United States Attorney Jenna W. Long of the Terrorism and Export Crimes Section is prosecuting Galvez.

Galvez faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. A criminal complaint contains allegations. Galvez is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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