A man who allegedly threw a large rock at a California Highway Patrol vehicle from a downtown freeway overpass and tossed a burning object onto a parked patrol car that caught fire on the Hollywood (101) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles during a protest sparked by federal immigration raids is being charged with state and federal counts, authorities announced Tuesday.
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Adam Palermo, 39, of Los Angeles, is facing four felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and one felony count each of arson and vandalism involving the June 8 crimes, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters at a news conference Tuesday.
“In this case, an anonymous tip from Crime Stoppers is what helped law enforcement identify, locate and arrest Mr. Palermo on the state charges,” the county’s top prosecutor said.
Referring to a social media post allegedly from Palermo, the district attorney added: “Mr. Palermo has basically said that this was his most productive day, literally causing this damage, committing these crimes … It was not a productive day. It was a day of destruction, a day of violating the laws, and it will be eventually a day of accountability.”…