"According to the plea agreement obtained by the Los Angeles Times, Galvez admitted that he went behind a wall, lit the Molotov cocktail and then hurled it toward where he had seen the deputies. The incendiary device landed in a grassy area near the foot of a protester and about 15 feet (4.5 meters) from the deputies, according to the plea agreement. Galvez said he then ran away."
"Galvez threw the device intending to obstruct, interfere with, and impede the LASD deputies who were lawfully engaged in performance of official duties, according to the agreement. This defendant's reckless behavior threatened the lives and safety of law enforcement officers and that of a lawful protester, Bill Essayli, the first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, said in a statement."
Emiliano Garduno Galvez, 23, pleaded guilty to possessing an unregistered destructive device and civil disorder for actions on June 7 in Paramount, California. He admitted going behind a wall, lighting a Molotov cocktail and hurling it toward Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies near a Home Depot where U.S. Border Patrol agents had gathered. The incendiary device landed in grass near a protester's foot and about 15 feet from deputies; he then fled. Prosecutors said he intended to obstruct deputies and that his conduct threatened officers' and a protester's safety. Federal public defenders sought a three-year sentence; he received four years in federal prison. Many demonstrations around the June immigration crackdown were peaceful, but others produced clashes, arrests, and the use of chemical irritants to disperse crowds.
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