10 Arrested for Alleged Violence Against Officers During LA ICE Operations

Federal Charges in Anti-ICE Protests

• ⚖️ Federal prosecutors have announced charges against 12 individuals accused of assaulting law enforcement officers during anti-ICE protests in June and July.
• 🎯 Some charges stem from demonstrators throwing rocks and other objects at police from a freeway overpass.

Downtown LA Protest Charges

• 🏛️ In separate complaints, the U.S. Attorney's Office is charging 10 individuals for their participation in a downtown LA protest in early June.
• 🚗 This included blocking lanes of the 101 Freeway, with a group allegedly using the protest as an excuse to throw objects at officers and injure several.
• 🧑‍⚖️ Elmore Cage, 34, is among those arrested and accused of throwing rocks at officers on June 8, though he maintains his innocence and pleaded not guilty.

Ventura County Immigration Raid Protests

• 🚜 On July 10th, an immigration raid was conducted at Glasshouse Farms in Camarillo, prompting protests organized by an immigrant rights coalition called CIYJA.
• 🚓 Members of CIYJA are accused of assaulting enforcement vehicles and officers, with one individual allegedly blocking U.S. government vehicles from leaving the location.
• 💥 Another member and others reportedly pushed vehicles and threw rocks, resulting in a federal contract employee being injured when a rock shattered her vehicle window.

Ongoing Investigations and Rewards

• 🕵️ Homeland Security Investigations, working with the ATF and FBI, are seeking individuals responsible for violence during protests throughout the summer, with potentially hundreds more involved.
• 💰 The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that helps identify those involved in igniting violence.