"Ventura resident Jonathan Caravello, 37, was indicted by a federal grand jury. He faces one count of assault on a federal officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon for allegedly throwing back a tear gas canister the agents shot into the crowd, prosecutors announced this week. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison. He was released July 14 on a $15,000 bond and is expected to be arraigned in the coming weeks in Los Angeles federal court."
"The confrontation unfolded July 10, when agents with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Border Patrol executed what officials described as a "high-risk search warrant" at a 160-acre marijuana farm in Camarillo. According to prosecutors, protesters gathered at the farm's entrance, using "their bodies and their vehicles to impede law enforcement from exiting the location." As officers attempted to leave, prosecutors allege that the crowd "became violent," throwing rocks that damaged vehicle windows and mirrors."
A Ventura resident and CSU Channel Islands professor, Jonathan Caravello, was federally indicted on one count of assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon for allegedly throwing a tear gas canister back at Border Patrol agents. The incident occurred July 10 as DHS and U.S. Border Patrol executed a high-risk search warrant at a 160-acre marijuana farm in Camarillo. Prosecutors say protesters used their bodies and vehicles to impede officers, became violent, and threw rocks; agents deployed tear gas to clear a path. Caravello was released on a $15,000 bond and faces up to 20 years if convicted.
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