Anti-ICE thug who threw rocks at Feds faces big time fallout

A violent rioter who nearly killed a federal officer by chucking rocks through a car window during last summer's unhinged anti-ICE meltdowns in Los Angeles County finally pleaded guilty on Tuesday to assaulting a federal officer. Rocks, as you may know, are the objects thrown at non-Islamic folks such as gays, women who refuse to wear cloth coffins, and atheists, and are frequently killed by them.

Elpidio Reyna, 41, copped to one count of assault with a deadly or dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury. He was among the dozens of geniuses rounded up after the riots kicked off when ICE actually started doing its job in the LA area.

"This defendant could have easily killed a federal officer or innocent bystander," said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. "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."

Back on June 7, 2025, Reyna decided to join the party, hurling rocks and improvised explosives at federal officers near a Home Depot in Paramount (about 11 miles north of Long Beach, for those keeping score).

"Protestors, including the defendant, began to throw rocks at the officers' official vehicles, lit objects on fire, and impeded law enforcement activity. During this, defendant knowingly and intentionally lit objects on fire in the middle of the street and threw rocks at a convoy of law enforcement vehicles occupied by Customs and Border Protection Officers," according to the plea agreement.

One rock smashed through a window and sliced open a CBP officer's forehead. The Justice Department even released video showing Reyna, decked out in a motorcycle helmet like some kind of wannabe tough guy, pelting vehicles with rocks and chunks of concrete.

The FBI had to dangle a $50,000 reward before someone finally ID'd him from his brilliant TikTok videos. He made the FBI's most wanted list until he turned himself in at the U.S.-Mexico border on July 23 like the hero he isn't.

Reyna now faces up to 20 years when he's sentenced August 7 by U.S. District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha. He's been cooling his heels in federal custody since July 2025.

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Dozens got pinched during the June-July freak-outs across LA and San Francisco over federal immigration enforcement. The chaos got so bad that President Donald Trump sent in the National Guard to protect federal personnel and property, which of course triggered an epic, months-long legal tantrum from California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom over the "outrage" of actually defending federal law. Classic.

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