"A Compton man who was previously on the FBI's most wanted list pleaded guilty Tuesday to assaulting and injuring a federal officer during an anti-immigration enforcement protest last year. Elpidio Reyna, 41, admitted to throwing rocks at a convoy of government vehicles during a June 7 protest in Paramount. One of the rocks shattered the glass of a vehicle, injuring a Customs and Border Protection officer by cutting his forehead, according to the plea agreement. Reyna pleaded guilty to a felony count of assault on a federal officer by deadly or dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury. He has been in federal custody since July 2025. When Reyna is sentenced in August, he faces up to 20 years in prison."
""This defendant could have easily killed a federal officer or innocent bystander," First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement. "As he found out the hard way, violence against law enforcement is not constitutionally protected and will be met with swift justice. Those who engage in similar violence will be arrested, charged, and eventually convicted in a court of law.""
Elpidio Reyna, 41, pleaded guilty to assaulting and injuring a federal officer during a June 7 anti-immigration enforcement protest in Paramount. Reyna admitted to throwing rocks at a convoy of government vehicles; one rock shattered a vehicle window and cut a Customs and Border Protection officer's forehead. He pleaded guilty to a felony count of assault on a federal officer by a deadly or dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury and has been in federal custody since July 2025. Reyna faces up to 20 years in prison at his sentencing in August. More than 100 people have been charged in related incidents since June, with 24 guilty pleas, 23 dismissals, and six trials initiated.
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