The Daily Populous Tuesday June 10th, 2025 day edition
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As tense anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles enter their fourth day, federal officers have ramped up law enforcement’s response – and have added one protester to the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted list.’

Elpidio Reyna, 40, of Compton, has been accused of assaulting a federal officer and damaging government property during Saturday’s protest in Paramount, a city 30 miles south of Los Angeles.

Reyna allegedly threw rocks at law enforcement on Alondra Boulevard around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, “injuring a federal officer and damaging government vehicles,” according to the FBI’s Los Angeles field office. It was not immediately clear whether the officer was injured or the extent of the damage.

Photos shared by the FBI show him wearing a patterned neck gaiter, a baseball hat and a Zacatecas baseball jersey.

open image in gallery The FBI is searching for Elpidio Reyna, 40, of Compton, after he allegedly assaulted a federal officer and damaged government property during Saturday’s protest. ( FBI )

In some of the images, Reyna is on a motorcycle, donning a helmet and reflective sunglasses. In one image, he is seen holding a Mexican flag, which has become a prominent symbol during the protests.

Another image shows him wearing his motorcycle helmet, standing above a pile of garbage that is on fire.

According to the FBI, Reyna should be considered armed and dangerous.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his whereabouts.

open image in gallery Authorities released photos of Reyna as they continue their search for him. ( FBI )

The FBI’s ‘Most Wanted list’ is a tool for helping the public identify dangerous fugitives. The agency has several ‘Most Wanted lists,’ including the Ten Most Wanted, Fugitives, Terrorism and those they are seeking information on, like the suspect in the Los Angeles protest.

Hordes of demonstrators have taken to the streets since Friday to protest the Trump administration’s immigration raids. Protesters blocked off a major freeway Sunday and set self-driving cars on fire, while law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to attempt to control the crowds.

At Trump’s order, 2,000 National Guard troops descended on the city Sunday morning, less than two days after protests first erupted, leaving California Governor Gavin Newsom urging the president to withdraw his order.

The order drew tension between Trump and Newsom, who said Trump was acting like a “dictator.” Newsom later filed a lawsuit against the administration over the original deployment of the Guard, which he says has inflamed the situation and was illegal because he did not request the assistance.

The state’s attorney general, Robert Bonta, said he was working with Newsom to ask the courts to “set aside the president’s unlawful action federalizing the California National Guard.”

In a statement, Bonta called Trump’s order “unnecessary and counterproductive” as well as “deeply unfair to the members of the National Guard who are hard at work every day protecting our state, preparing for and responding to emergencies, and training so that, if called, they can fight our nation’s wars.”

open image in gallery The suspect was photographed in a motorcycle helmet standing above a flaming pile of garbage at the protest. ( FBI )

“The President is trying to manufacture chaos and crisis on the ground for his own political ends. Federalizing the California National Guard is an abuse of the President’s authority under the law – and not one we take lightly. We’re asking a court to put a stop to the unlawful, unprecedented order,” he added.

Trump on Monday also ordered an additional 2,000 California National Guardsmen, joining the 2,000 he previously called up as well as a contingent of up to 700 Marines mobilized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Newsom then deployed an additional 800 police officers in an attempt to “clean up President Trump’s mess.”

The deployments come on the heels of violent clashes Sunday night and protests continuing Monday. Cars were set on fire, looting was reported in downtown LA and 42 people were arrested. Protests on Monday were much less violent, though there were still moments of intense tension and violence directed at federal officers.

open image in gallery A demonstrator waves a Mexican flag in front of a burning vehicle during a protest in Los Angeles ( Middle East Images )

ICE operations across Los Angeles County have so far resulted in the arrests of 118 accused illegal immigrants despite the clashes, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

With reporting from the Associated Press.

SpaceC0wboyX on June 9th, 2025 at 19:19 UTC »

Most Wanted

Crime: vandalism

f1del1us on June 9th, 2025 at 17:12 UTC »

The manhunt for a child killer in Washington has a reward of 20,000 but this guy is worth 50,000.

Priorities.

BernieTheDachshund on June 9th, 2025 at 17:03 UTC »

Vandalizing a car gets someone on the FBI most wanted list? That seems pathetic, like next they'll sic the CIA on litterers.