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LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles County men — one of them an illegal alien — have been charged via federal criminal complaints with possessing Molotov cocktails during the recent civil unrest in downtown Los Angeles and Paramount stemming from protests against federal immigration enforcement operations, the Justice Department announced today.
The following defendants have been charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison:
- Emiliano Garduno Galvez, 23, of Paramount, who is an illegal immigrant from Mexico; and
- Wrackkie Quiogue, 27, of Long Beach.
Both defendants are in custody. Quiogue was ordered detained at his initial court appearance on Tuesday. Galvez is expected to make their initial appearance in United States District Court in the coming days…