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Federal Court Sentences Man to 37 Months for 2025 Los Angeles Anti-ICE Riot Attack
Just the facts
U.S. District Court judges sentenced Yachua Mauricio Flores, a 23-year-old Mexican national residing in Los Angeles, to 37 months in federal prison and ordered him to pay $253,415 in restitution. Flores pleaded guilty in April 2026 to one count of interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder following a June 8, 2025 incident on the Main Street overpass above U.S. Highway 101. Court records state that Flores poured lighter fluid onto a burning California Highway Patrol vehicle while officers were positioned beneath the overpass during demonstrations. Co-defendant Ismael Vega previously received a 37-month prison sentence for his role in the incident, while alleged lead participant Adam Charles Palermo awaits sentencing in December 2026.
Why this is news
On August 3, 2026, a federal judge sentenced 23-year-old Yachua Mauricio Flores to 37 months in federal prison for his involvement in an attack on law enforcement during a June 2025 anti-ICE riot in Los Angeles.
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