A Los Angeles County man is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to possessing a Molotov cocktail during a summer protest in downtown Los Angeles stemming from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
Wrackkie Quiogue, 27, of Long Beach, has agreed to enter a plea to a single federal count of possession of an unregistered destructive device, which carries a possible sentence of up to 10 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
An affidavit filed with the charge contends that Quiogue possessed a Molotov cocktail on June 8 while holding a lighter during protests near federal buildings in downtown Los Angeles. The document alleges Los Angeles Police Department officers saw Quiogue with the device and quickly arrested him, but he threw the device as he was attempting to flee…