California Man Faces 20 Years in Prison for Allegedly Striking Border Agent with Cinderblock
Randy Clark11 Aug 2025316
3:07
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a Paramount, California, man suspected of throwing pieces of cinderblock that struck and injured a Border Patrol agent during an anti-ICE protest in June. The suspect indicted in the assault is now facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Jacob Daniel Terrazas, a 30-year-old resident of Paramount, is charged with one count of assault on a federal employee by using a deadly and dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury. According to United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli, the incident happened on June 7 near an ICE Homeland Security Investigations facility when a protest against immigration law enforcement turned into a riot.
The indictment alleges Terrazas was one of several individuals who threw hard objects, including cinderblocks and rocks, at federal agents when the protest turned violent. Terrazas is alleged to have used both a makeshift shield and nearby trees for cover and repeatedly rushed toward the agents to throw chunks of concrete at them.
According to court documents, one of the pieces of cinderblock allegedly thrown by Terrazas struck a Border Patrol agent in his left shin, injuring the agent and causing him to bleed. The injured agent removed himself from the front lines to mend his injury. After realizing he could still walk and stand, the agent was able to return to the front lines. Rocks thrown by the anti-ICE assailants struck a second Border Patrol agent, who was uninjured in the melee.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/08/11/california-man-faces-20-years-in-prison-for-allegedly-striking-border-agent-with-cinderblock/
