From the New York Post: The FBI collared an alleged Los Angeles riot leader who they say helped distribute dozens of face shields to anti-ICE rioters on the streets of Los Angeles.
The FBI nabbed Alejandro Theodoro Orellana on Thursday morning. He faces a charge of conspiracy to commit civil disorders, US Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said on X.
Essayli told Fox News that the riots “appear” to be “well orchestrated, coordinated and well-funded.”
“We have made it a huge priority to try to identify, locate and arrest those who are involved in organizing, supporting, funding or facilitating these riots that they’re going on,” he said.
ARRESTED: Alejandro Theodoro Orellana was arrested this morning by @FBILosAngeles on an allegation of Conspiracy to Commit Civil Disorders (18 USC 371) for distributing face shields to suspected rioters on Tuesday. We are moving quickly to identify and arrest those involved in… pic.twitter.com/Ase8kxupfp
— U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) June 12, 2025
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino commented on the arrest, writing, “He chose poorly. Choose wisely.”
He chose poorly.
Choose wisely. https://t.co/UHI1l3f8c0— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) June 12, 2025
Distribution of the bionic face shields was all caught on video. Alejandro Theodoro Orellana was reportedly the driver for the vehicle distributing the masks to the rioters. If convicted, he faces up to 5 years in prison.
🚨 JUST IN: Trucks full of BIONIC FACE SHIELDS are showing up to distribute to rioters on the streets of Los Angeles
“They’re handing them out like CANDY!”
THOUSANDS of dollars-worth show up in each truckload
DOJ MUST IDENTIFY AND PROSECUTE THOSE FUNDING THIS! pic.twitter.com/8en5aNK0Ca
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 10, 2025
— Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) June 12, 2025
Multiple internet sleuths are reporting that Orellana is “a known member of the Brown Berets, a radical Latino paramilitary group that are currently embedded in cities across the United States.”
BREAKING – The man seen distributing tens of thousands of dollars worth of face shields in Los Angeles to rioters has been identified as Alejandro Orellana, a known member of the Brown Berets, a radical Latino paramilitary group that are currently embedded in cities across the… pic.twitter.com/Qms9o13z4O
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) June 11, 2025
Once again, President Trump was right.
The President rightfully raised the important question of who is organizing and funding these dangerous riots in Los Angeles.
This morning, the FBI arrested Alejandro Theodoro Orellana for conspiracy to commit civil disorders after handing… https://t.co/KaYqGf3ydS pic.twitter.com/RkFeDfdkCX
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) June 12, 2025
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