Violent riots who attacked police officers from the border patrol arrested: “We understood”

Elpidio Reyna, an alleged violent riot which was captured on video throwing stones on the windshields of moving border patrol vehicles in Los Angeles, was arrested on Wednesday at the American-Mexican border.

A video of the attack will show what Reyna, which wears what seems to be a motorcycle helmet, collects several large rocks on the side of the road and lobs them on border patrol vehicles when they pass. The alleged attack occurred in Paramount, California, on June 7, at the height of the anti-Glaces riots in Los Angeles.

Bill Essayli, American lawyer for the California central district, published a video of the alleged violent rioter during retirement at the Port of Entrance from San Ysidro to San Diego. A federal officer was injured following the attack.

According to Essayli, Reyna, which he called a “dangerous criminal”, went to the federal authorities on the American-Mexican border to face an accusation of crime of aggression against a federal officer. He was apprehended by an American border patrol officer who was inside vehicles damaged by the attack and “could have been killed in the dangerous and reckless attack on last month”.

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Elpidio Reyna (left and right), an alleged violent rioter who was captured on a video throwing stones on the windshield of moving border patrol vehicles in Los Angeles, was arrested on Wednesday at the American-mexic border. (Bill Essayli, American lawyer for the California central district, via X)

Essayli said Reyna would make her first appearance before the Federal Court on Wednesday afternoon.

“To anyone who thinks he can attack federal officers and hide behind a mask or helmet, Reyna’s arrest proves today that we can find and invoice anyone who violates federal law,” he said, adding, “do not touch our officers.”

Commenting on the arrest, the director of the FBI, Kash Patel, said that the FBI “would never tolerate violence against those who serve and protect this country”.

The deputy director of the FBI, Dan Bongino, also sounded, displaying on X: “You may remember Elpidio Reyna, a subject that would have thrown stones in federal officers during immigration operations in California on June 7. We got it.”

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The demonstrators faced the staff of the Los Angeles police department in riot equipment in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP photo / Eric Thayer)

“Those who attack American police can run, but they can’t hide,” said Bongino.

Violent and ardent riots broke out in Los Angeles for several days in response to ice activity in the region. The Trump administration deployed 700 navies and federalized approximately 4,000 soldiers from the National Guard in Los Angeles to repress the riots. This decision was harshly criticized as useless and illegal by the governor of California Gavin Newsom, mayor Karen Bass and other Democrats.

Newsom continued the Trump administration for deploying troops from the California National Guard despite its opposition. He argued that the national guard troops probably violated the posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits troops from leading civilians on American soil.

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The members of the California National Guard are in training during the demonstration in Los Angeles, California, on June 14, 2025. (David Pashaee / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

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The governor won a first victory in the case after a federal judge ruled that the deployment of the guard was illegal and exceeded the authority of Trump. A court of appeal threw this order and the control of the troops remained with the federal government. The Federal Court should hear the arguments next month to find out if the troops violate the posse Comitatus Act.

Greg Wehner of Fox News Digital and Emma Colton contributed to this report.