Overview
- LAPD booked 48-year-old Calor Madanescht on a misdemeanor reckless-driving charge with $0 bail, with a court appearance set for Feb. 2.
- Officials initially said one person was struck and two others were evaluated at the scene, and later noted no victims reported being hit and no hospital transports occurred.
- LAPD’s Major Crimes Division is leading an active investigation with FBI assistance, and possible assault-with-a-deadly-weapon charges remain under review.
- Officers impounded and searched the box truck and reported finding nothing significant inside.
- The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. near the Wilshire Federal Building; video shows protesters surrounding the truck, smashing windows, and police detaining the driver, whose vehicle displayed banners reading, “No Shah. No Regime. USA: Don’t Repeat 1953. No Mullah.”