LOS ANGELES — Police in Los Angeles arrested a security guard linked to the Chinese Consulate after he allegedly pepper-sprayed pro-democracy demonstrators gathered outside the diplomatic mission on Sunday afternoon, according to video footage and law enforcement accounts circulating online.
The incident erupted at roughly 3 p.m. on January 4, when a group of protesters had assembled on a public sidewalk near the Consulate-General of China to voice opposition to the Chinese Communist Party and support for democratic movements, according to eyewitness posts on X and Instagram.
Videos shared widely show a uniformed security guard deploying pepper spray directly into the crowd before officers from the Los Angeles Police Department arrived and detained him at the scene. A police spokesperson confirmed an arrest was made but has not yet released details on charges or the suspect’s identity…