LOS ANGELES — A Koreatown man is set to be arraigned Monday on a charge alleging he threw Molotov cocktails at security officers inside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles, an attack law enforcement believes was motivated by opposition to the federal crackdown on illegal immigration.
Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, faces one felony count of attempted malicious damage of federal property. He was previously ordered jailed without bond pending trial.
An affidavit states that Jovel — who hours earlier had allegedly set his Koreatown apartment on fire after receiving an eviction notice — arrived Dec. 1 at the Federal Building, located at 300 N. Los Angeles St. in downtown’s Civic Center. He allegedly carried multiple shopping bags…