California Man Previously On Fbi's Most Wanted List Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Federal Officer During Protest - Beritaja

A Compton man who was antecedently connected the FBI’s about wanted database pleaded blameworthy Tuesday to assaulting and injuring a national serviceman during an anti-immigration enforcement protestation past year.

Elpidio Reyna, 41, admitted to throwing rocks astatine a convoy of authorities vehicles during a June 7 protestation successful Paramount. One of the rocks shattered the solid of a vehicle, injuring a Customs and Border Protection serviceman by cutting his forehead, according to the plea agreement.

Reyna pleaded blameworthy to a felony count of battle connected a national serviceman by deadly aliases vulnerable limb resulting successful bodily injury. He has been successful national custody since July 2025.

When Reyna is sentenced successful August, he faces up to 20 years successful prison.

Elpidio Reyna

(FBI)

“This suspect could person easy killed a national serviceman aliases guiltless bystander,” First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said successful a statement. “As he recovered retired the difficult way, unit against rule enforcement is not constitutionally protected and will beryllium met pinch swift justice. Those who prosecute successful akin unit will beryllium arrested, charged, and yet convicted successful a tribunal of law.”

Reyna’s lawyer did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Reyna is among much than 100 group who person been charged since June for alleged assaults connected agents aliases interference pinch migration enforcement. As of this month, according to the U.S. attorney’s agency successful L.A., 24 group person pleaded blameworthy to assault, impeding and different charges, and 23 person had charges dismissed.

Six person gone to trial, including 5 for battle connected a national officer, and each have resulted successful acquittals.

The lawsuit against Reyna centered about a protestation extracurricular the Paramount Business Center, crossed the thoroughfare from Home Depot. Protesters began arriving astatine the Paramount complex, which houses Homeland Security Investigation offices, about 10 a.m.

Federal rule enforcement officers were staging a associated enforcement cognition successful the area, according to the plea agreement. Reyna admitted that he and others began throwing rocks astatine the officers’ vehicles, lit objects connected occurrence and impeded rule enforcement activity.

Reyna admitted to throwing a stone astatine a conveyance pinch a CBP officer, identified only by his initials R.T., inside. The stone shattered the solid and led to a trim connected R.T.’s forehead.

The adjacent day, Reyna was charged successful a national criminal title pinch assaulting a national officer. In the complaint, prosecutors allege he was identified arsenic the man wearing a “Zacatecas” jersey and a yellowish helmet successful a bid of videos, 1 of which was posted to his TikTok account.

The authorities made an emergency disclosure petition to TikTok and was capable to find Reyna’s reside successful Compton, according to the complaint. Federal agents later confirmed he had fled to Mexico.

On June 11, the Department of Homeland Security announced a $50,000 reward to find Reyna, according to a news release. In the release, national authorities said Reyna was connected the FBI’s about wanted database tied to the crime.

Reyna’s photograph and description were publicized successful the United States and Mexico, including successful an Instagram post from the charismatic White House account.

Mexican authorities took Reyna into custody successful Sinaloa authorities soon aft the station was made public, and Reyna surrendered to the FBI. He was arrested astatine the San Ysidro Port of Entry and taken to L.A.