A Compton man accused of being the person caught on video throwing large rocks at federal vehicles driving through Paramount during Saturday’s immigration-raid protests is at large Tuesday.
The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Elpidio Reyna of Compton, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller told City News Service.
“He is considered a fugitive, and the FBI is currently seeking his whereabouts,” she said.
The news was first reported by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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“That guy has just been identified, and they are doing a search warrant on his house as we speak,” Bondi told Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity. ” … He is going to be on the Most Wanted List. … He has been identified by great police work by the FBI, so you can run, but you can’t hide.”
Federal authorities served a search warrant at Reyna’s home on Monday.
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The suspect, who was wearing a yellow helmet, was seen hurling objects at vehicles as a large crowd of demonstrators engaged in a day-long protest Saturday near the 6400 block of Alondra Boulevard. The demonstrators gathered after federal immigration agents were spotted at a staging area nearby, and came amid immigration enforcement raids throughout the Southland beginning Friday that have inflamed passions.
According to the FBI, a $50,000 reward was available for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of that suspect. The agency released photos of the suspect at https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/additional/elpidio-reyna.
“On June 7, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the suspect threw rocks at law enforcement vehicles on Alondra Boulevard in Paramount, California, injuring a federal officer and damaging government vehicles,” the statement said.
