Mexican Man Gets 3 Years for Pouring Lighter Fluid Onto CHP Vehicle During L.A. Protests
Flores admitted he intensified flames on a CHP vehicle and threw an electric scooter over an overpass during an immigration protest, prosecutors said.
- On Monday, a federal judge sentenced Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, to 37 months in prison for his role in a violent anti-immigration enforcement protest in downtown Los Angeles last year.
- During the June 8, 2025, unrest, Flores poured lighter fluid on a California Highway Patrol vehicle and threw an electric scooter from the Main Street overpass onto officers below, prosecutors said.
- Flores admitted in his plea agreement that he knew officers were positioned beneath the freeway overpass, acknowledging his actions created "a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to the officers."
- U.S. District Judge John F. Walter ordered Flores to pay $253,415 in restitution, while First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said, "Violent attacks on law enforcement will result in federal prison time."
- The broader demonstrations, sparked by immigration raids at downtown workplaces, resulted in over 500 arrests and nearly $20 million in damages, primarily from police overtime and vandalism repairs.
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Mexican man gets 3 years for pouring lighter fluid onto CHP vehicle during L.A. protests
A Mexican man who was living illegally in the United States has been sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for pouring lighter fluid onto a burning California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicle and helping throw an electric scooter from a freeway overpass near officers during an anti-ICE protest in Los Angeles. Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, was sentenced Monday to 37 months in prison. He was also ordered to pay $253,415 in restitution, according to the…
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Illegal immigrant who helped torch CHP cruiser during LA anti-ICE riot learns his fate - NEW YORK TIMES POST
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Illegal immigrant who helped torch CHP cruiser during LA anti-ICE riot learns his fate – Democratic Accent
An illegal immigrant who prosecutors say poured lighter fluid onto a burning California Highway Patrol cruiser while officers were trapped beneath a Los Angeles freeway overpass during last year’s violent anti-ICE riots is headed to federal prison, becoming the latest person convicted in the brazen attack. Yachua Mauricio Flores, a 23-year-old Mexican national living in Los Angeles‘ Lincoln Heights neighborhood, was sentenced Monday to 37 months…
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