Rioters, looters, and rebels beware! This isn’t 2020, and it’s not so easy to get away with this anymore. Case in point: One
ARRESTED: Alejandro Theodoro Orellana was taken into custody this morning by @FBILosAngeles on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Civil Disorders (18 USC 371) for allegedly handing out face shields to individuals believed to be rioters on Tuesday. Our efforts are accelerating to track down and capture those involved in these events… pic.twitter.com/Ase8kxupfp
— U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) June 12, 2025
The post continues:
Our sister site, Townhall.com, has some more photos that will set you chuckling:
🚨NEW—Driver who went viral for dropping off and distributing “Bionic Shield” face masks to rioters just got scooped up by the FBI.
FAFO! pic.twitter.com/9fePiAF4ex
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 12, 2025
Fox News correspondent Matt Finn spoke with U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, and it sure looks like we can expect more arrests like this.
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli had an exclusive conversation with Fox regarding this morning’s FBI capture of the individual who federal authorities claim provided protective masks to rioters in Los Angeles, in what seems to be a planned distribution. pic.twitter.com/L7YYo0qgNA
— Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) June 12, 2025
Mr. Essayli informs us:
This morning, a search warrant was carried out on the person spotted earlier in the week handing out face shields to alleged rioters in Los Angeles. Our top priority is identifying, finding, and apprehending those engaged in organizing, supporting, financing, or aiding these ongoing riots. These actions seem to be well-planned, coordinated, and funded. We aim to uncover the people behind this and the origins of such organizations. Today marked one of the first significant arrests in our efforts.
The key to all this, of course, is the funding. My colleague Nick Arama asked that question in a piece on this earlier this week:
None, or at least very little, of the organizing, supporting, or facilitating of these riots could go off without the funding. Professionally printed signs and face shields don’t grow on trees, after all. While it’s good to see the second-tier goblins like
