A Long Beach man who brought a Molotov cocktail to a downtown Los Angeles protest is headed back to federal court this week, where a judge will decide how much time he spends behind bars.
Wrackkie Quiogue has already admitted he was carrying the homemade firebomb during demonstrations tied to immigration-enforcement operations near the Civic Center. His guilty plea, entered last November, sets up a high-stakes hearing in the same downtown neighborhood where protesters and officers clashed during last summer’s unrest.
Sentencing This Week
According to ABC7, Quiogue pleaded guilty on November 19, 2025, to a single federal count and was scheduled for sentencing the week of February 26 in downtown Los Angeles. The plea resolves the federal charge stemming from the June turmoil and hands the case to a judge to determine the final punishment.
Local coverage indicates the hearing is set in the federal courthouse in the Civic Center, a short walk from where federal agents say they first spotted Quiogue with the device.
What Court Papers Say
According to a U.S. Attorney’s Office press release, an affidavit alleges that on June 8, Quiogue possessed a handmade incendiary device and was seen holding a lighter near federal buildings in the Civic Center as officers moved in. The filing says he tried to run as law enforcement closed in and tossed the bottle, which was later recovered in pieces…