La Officials Charge Over 40 Anti-ice Protesters Who Allegedly Assaulted Officers, Horses And Threatened Child

Los Angeles officials announced connected Tuesday that complete 40 individuals person been slapped pinch caller charges stemming from convulsive riots against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts past month. 

Of nan charges, prosecutors pointed to a 17-year-old juvenile accused of attempted murder, 2 abstracted instances of protesters allegedly assaulting Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department horses and a man accused of injuring a constabulary serviceman pinch a flagpole, LA District Attorney Nathan Hochman said successful a property release. 

"The large-scale protests whitethorn person ended for now, but our activity has not," Hochman said.

LA ANTI-ICE RIOTERS FACE NEW CHARGES AS VIOLENCE RAGES

District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman speaks astatine a news convention astatine nan Hall of Justice up of protests against migration raids connected Jun.11, 2025, successful Los Angeles, California. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

One of nan suspects, a 17-year-old juvenile, is charged pinch 1 felony count of attempted murder, battle upon a bid officer, vandalism and 2 misdemeanor counts of rioting, according to officials. 

Another protester, identified arsenic 37-year-old Patrick Munoz, is accused of jabbing a flagpole astatine an serviceman arsenic they attempted to break up a gathering extracurricular a section edifice connected June 11. If convicted, Munoz could walk up to 9 years and 2 months successful prison. 

Munoz's lawyer did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

Additionally, prosecutors allege 49-year-old Robert Amaya approached a family arsenic they were leaving a protestation connected June 10, and subsequently pulled retired a weapon while approaching an 11-year-old woman and making stabbing motions astatine her. Amaya is charged pinch 1 felony count of battle pinch a deadly limb and faces up to 13 years successful authorities situation if convicted. 

Fox News Digital was incapable to instantly find an lawyer representing Amaya. 

DOZENS OF ANTI-ICE RIOTERS ARRESTED IN LA AS TRUMP SENDS IN NATIONAL GUARD TO QUELL VIOLENCE

A rule enforcement serviceman fires a less-lethal projectile during a protestation Saturday, Jun.14, 2025, successful Los Angeles.  (Noah Berger/AP Photo)

Another suspect, 29-year-old Iran Castro, is accused of pulling nan bridle of a sheriff’s mounted deputies​​’ equine and grabbing nan reins of different equine astatine a June 14 protestation aft being released connected her ain recognizance for abstracted felony charges, according to authorities. Castro is charged pinch 2 felony counts of battle upon a bid officer, 2 felony counts of animal cruelty and 1 felony count of resisting arrest. If convicted, she faces nan anticipation of up to 10 years and 4 months successful prison. 

A 2nd protester is besides charged pinch allegedly assaulting an LASD equine successful a abstracted incident, according to nan property release. Authorities person accused 66-year-old Dana Whitson of pushing nan animal "several times," earlier hitting nan horse’s muzzle and pulling connected its rein astatine a June 13 protest. Whitson faces nan anticipation of up to six years and 4 months successful situation if convicted. 

Attorneys for some Castro and Whitson did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

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A protester places debris successful a occurrence successful Paramount, Calif., connected Saturday, Jun. 7, 2025.  (Eric Thayer/AP Photo)

The charges travel aft officials spent weeks battling rioters connected nan streets of Los Angeles, starring to hundreds of arrests arsenic local, authorities and national rule enforcement officers looked to tame nan chaos stemming from outcry complete immigration raids passim nan sanctuary city. 

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"We are continuing to reappraisal evidence, place suspects and record charges wherever nan rule has been broken," Hochman said. "I want to convey nan squad of investigators and prosecutors for their tireless efforts to guarantee that those who committed criminal acts nether nan guise of protestation are held accountable."