A manhunt is now underway after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) identified the suspect who was filmed violently assaulting federal agents during leftist riots in Los Angeles.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the suspect has been identified as Elpidio Reyna.
Reyna has now been placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted List.
He was caught on video hurling rocks at federal law enforcement vehicles in Paramount, California.
His actions left one officer injured and government property damaged.
The FBI had earlier offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the man’s arrest.
Reyna is now considered armed and dangerous, and his home is reportedly being searched under a federal warrant.
Bondi broke the news live during an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity.”
“That guy has just been identified,” Bondi host Sean Hannity.
“He is going to be on the Most Wanted list,” she said, praising “the great police work by the FBI.”
Bondi issued a stark warning to rioters, looters, and violent agitators participating in the coordinated unrest across California:
“You can run, you can’t hide.
“We are coming after you federally.
“If you assault a police officer, if you rob a store, if you loot, if you spit on police officers — we’re coming after you.”
Bondi pointed to the Hobbs Act, a federal statute that allows authorities to prosecute violent crimes interfering with interstate commerce, including looting and coordinated attacks.
Under that law, California looters could face up to 20 years in federal prison.
Assaults on federal officers — including something as seemingly minor as spitting — could carry up to 5 years.
“As President Trump said: ‘You spit, we hit,’” Bondi added.
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The violent demonstration in question unfolded Saturday around 3:30 p.m., when Reyna allegedly began throwing rocks at law enforcement vehicles on Alondra Blvd. in Paramount.
The attack resulted in injuries to a federal officer and damage to U.S. government property, prompting immediate FBI involvement.
FBI Director Kash Patel made it clear that under the Trump administration, attacks on law enforcement will not be tolerated, regardless of political motivation or sanctuary city politics.
“It doesn’t matter where you came from, how you got here, or what cause you claim to represent,” Patel said.
“If local jurisdictions won’t stand behind the men and women who wear the badge, the FBI will.”
He reiterated that message on social media, directly confronting jurisdictions like Los Angeles that have refused to support ICE and other federal agencies amid rising violence.
The incident marks a growing willingness by federal law enforcement to intervene where local officials have failed, especially in left-leaning cities that have embraced soft-on-crime policies and refused to prosecute violent demonstrators.
The attack on federal officers is part of a broader wave of lawlessness spreading across California in response to recent ICE operations targeting illegal immigrants with violent criminal records — including murder and rape convictions.
Violent protesters have responded with Molotov cocktails, looting, and attacks on police under banners like “KILL ICE.”
Despite public safety risks, California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass have criticized the federal response.
Newsom even demanded the withdrawal of National Guard troops sent in to restore order.
The Reyna case serves as a warning shot to the growing coalition of radical activists who believe they can operate above the law in progressive jurisdictions.
The Trump administration and federal authorities appear poised to take over where local officials refuse to act, especially when law enforcement officers are targeted.
It also signals a new phase in the Trump-era justice: law and order is back, and federal prosecution is no longer a distant threat — it’s an active reality.
