Man Sentenced for Throwing Molotov Cocktail at LA County Deputies

Emiliano Garduño Gálvez received a four-year federal prison sentence for tossing a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County deputies during 2025 protests. He pleaded guilty to possessing an unregistered destructive device.

A Mexican illegal immigrant who tossed a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County constable’s replacements during terrible anti-ice protests in 2025 has actually been sentenced to four years in federal jail, an official stated.

“This accused’s negligent behavior intimidated the lives and security of law enforcement officers which of a lawful militant,” First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said in a DOJ press release concerning the sentencing.

The Incident During Paramount Protests

In June 2025, Galvez became part of an enormous team that gathered in Paramount throughout what the DOJ identified a “civil condition,” which involved acts of physical violence that the Mexican nationwide is implicated of requiring to the extreme.

“Concealing behind a stone wall, Gálvez lit and tossed a Molotov cocktail towards Los Angeles Region Sheriff’s Division (LASD) replacements who were on duty in Paramount throughout the civil problem,” the launch kept in mind.

Court Ruling and Sentencing Details

Emiliano Garduño Gálvez, 23, obtained the time from USA Area Court André Birotte Jr., who blasted him for putting both the officers and other militants at risk with the make-shift firebomb.

He was later on apprehended where he remained up until his trial in October, where he begged guilty to one matter of ownership of a non listed damaging device and one matter of obstructing, impeding, or hindering police during a civil problem.