FBI busts alleged LA riot leader filmed helping distribute ‘Bionic Shield’ face masks to protesters

 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.

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Alejandro Theodoro Orellana was arrested this morning by the FBI in Los Angeles.USAttyEssayli/X

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Potential outside agitators handing out PPE face shields and water to rioters in Los Angeles.FOX11

“We are moving quickly to identify and arrest those involved in organizing and/or supporting civil disorder in Los Angeles,” said Essayli.

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Water and face shields are handed out during the anti-ICE LA riots.FOX11

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He faces a charge of conspiracy to commit civil disorders.FOX11
Unsettling footage taken Tuesday showed dozens of protesters running toward a truck to grab the “Bionic Shield” face masks, footage shot by Fox11 showed.

Orellana is accused of driving the truck that delivered the face shields.

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