Overview

• Over 40 individuals have been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in connection with early June protests that were ignited by federal ICE raids.
• Charges span felony rioting, assault on peace officers, animal cruelty against mounted deputies and attempted murder.
• Defendants include Dana Whitson and Iran Castro for allegedly attacking sheriff’s horses, Patrick Munoz for jabbing a flagpole at an officer and Robert Amaya for menacing an 11-year-old with stabbing motions.
• The violent demonstrations prompted city curfews and a National Guard deployment and resulted in more than $32 million in damages and police overtime costs.
• District Attorney Nathan Hochman warned that evidence review is ongoing and further indictments are likely as prosecutors pursue accountability.