Event Brief
LA man sentenced for attack on CHP vehicle
Filed: Aug 03, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Summary: A 23-year-old Lincoln Heights man got 3+ years for pouring lighter fluid on a burning CHP vehicle during an anti-ICE protest.
WHO: Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, of Lincoln Heights
WHAT: Sentenced to just over three years in federal prison for attacking a California Highway Patrol vehicle and throwing an electric scooter at officers
WHEN: Aug 03, 2026 at 3:11 PM ET
WHERE: Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
WHY: The attack occurred during an anti-ICE demonstration.
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