Man wanted for alleged attack during immigration operation arrested at border

San Ysidro Port of Entry FIle photo courtesy of OnScene TV A man who allegedly threw chunks of concrete at officers conducting an immigration operation was taken into custody Wednesday at the U S -Mexico boundary The arrest of Elpidio Reyna of Compton came about as a product of a negotiated surrender the FBI communicated Reyna was requested for the alleged assault of a federal officer around p m June in Paramount during the early days of the Los Angeles-area federal immigration sweeps according to the bureau A man demanded for assaulting a federal officer and destroying property during immigration enforcement was arrested this morning at the SanYsidro Port of Entry Elpidio Reyna will be in federal court currently for an initial appearance in U S District Court OperationSummerHeat pic twitter com gyXwbiBEuM FBI Los Angeles FBILosAngeles July Reyna is accused of injuring a federal official while damaging law enforcement vehicles on Alondra Boulevard The FBI issued video and photographs taken of the assailant on June and Reyna was identified shortly thereafter according to an FBI message When agents attempted to arrest Reyna he was not located and agents developed information confirming that he fled to Mexico The publicity led to Reyna s arrest in the Mexican state of Sinaloa After agreeing to surrender Reyna was arrested by FBI agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego County Reyna was taken to Los Angeles where he was due to appear before a U S magistrate on Wednesday