A man who allegedly threw chunks of concrete at officers conducting an immigration enforcement operation in Paramount, and was added to the FBI’s “Most Wanted list”, is expected to be arraigned Thursday on a federal charge.
Elpidio Reyna, 39, of Compton, faces a charge of assault on a federal officer, court papers show.
Reyna was taken into custody July 23 at the U.S.-Mexico border in a negotiated surrender, the FBI said.
The defendant allegedly threw concrete rocks at law enforcement on June 7 on Alondra Boulevard, “injuring a federal officer and damaging government vehicles,” according to the FBI’s Los Angeles field office.
“The FBI issued video and photographs taken of the assailant on June 7 and Reyna was identified shortly thereafter,” according to an FBI statement. “When agents attempted to arrest Reyna, he was not located and agents developed information confirming that he fled to Mexico.”
Reyna was discovered in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, the FBI said.
After agreeing to surrender, Reyna was arrested by FBI agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego County.
Reyna was taken to downtown Los Angeles, where he is expected to be arraigned Thursday before a magistrate judge at the Roybal Federal Building.