He took a Molotov cocktail to an ICE protest. Now the SoCal man is going to prison. - BERITAJA

A Long Beach man was condemnation to situation for bringing a Molotov cocktail during an anti-immigration enforcement protestation past twelvemonth successful downtown Los Angeles.

U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang sentenced Wrackkie Quiogue to 30 months successful national prison.

Quiogue, 28, pleaded blameworthy successful November to 1 count of possession of an unregistered destructive device. He has been successful national custody since past summer.

Federal prosecutors said while galore group were peacefully demonstrating against migration enforcement operations successful Los Angeles County past summer, immoderate group sought to usage unit to obstruct, impede aliases injure officers conducting the enforcement operations.

They said among them was Quiogue, who connected June 8, during an anti-immigration enforcement protestation successful downtown Los Angeles, was seen by a constabulary serviceman holding a Molotov cocktail.

“The solid vessel he held contained a flammable liquid (ethanol) and a root of ignition, namely a yellowish portion of cloth soaked successful ethanol, which acted arsenic a wick,” Ciaran McEvoy, spokesperson for the Department of Justice, wrote successful a statement. “Fearing that Quiogue would ray the Molotov cocktail and propulsion it astatine the officers, constabulary approached Quiogue, causing him to effort to flee.”

McEvoy said Quiogue, past 27, threw the unlighted Molotov cocktail into the aerial arsenic he was being pursued by constabulary officers. He said Quiogue was past taken into custody while holding a lighter successful his correct hand.

Quiogue later admitted to possessing the destructive instrumentality and that he had not registered it pinch the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, arsenic required by national law.