Illegal migrant who sprayed lighter fluid on burning cop car in wild anti-ICE riot learns fate

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 03, 2026 · 505 words · By Ben Chapman

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What happened

Illegal migrant who sprayed lighter fluid on burning cop car in wild anti-ICE riot learns fate See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google An illegal migrant who poured lighter fluid onto a burning California Highway Patrol vehicle and tossed an electric scooter at cops trapped beneath a freeway overpass in a chaotic anti-ICE Los Angeles riot is headed to…

Common ground

Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, was sentenced Monday to 37 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $253,415 in restitution for his role in a pro-illegal immigration riot that rocked downtown LA on June 8 of last year, prosecutors said.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “His sentencing is set for December 14.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “Bill Essayli, United States attorney for the Central District of California”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries for the name 'Bill' and 'Bill.com', and does not confirm Bill Essayli's role as US Attorney for the Central District of California.

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Claim 3: “Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, was sentenced Monday to 37 months in federal prison”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison.

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Claim 4: “Ismael Vega, of Westlake, and Adam Charles Palermo, of Rampart Village”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 5: “pro-illegal immigration riot that rocked downtown LA on June 8 of last year”

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Wikipedia explicitly documents the 'June 2025 Los Angeles protests against mass deportation' which turned into riots, and web sources specify the June 8 date in downtown LA.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 6, 2025, protests began in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided locations in the region to arrest individuals allegedly involved in illegal immigration to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2025_Los_Angeles_protests…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles (LA or L.A.) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.87 million residents …
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Claim 6: “He has no previous criminal history.”

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The claim that he has no previous criminal history is mentioned in one source (Dissenter) which attributes the information to the New York Post.

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web search NEUTRAL — Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, an illegal alien from Mexico living in Lincoln Heights, was sentenced and ordered to pay $253,415 in restitution for the June 8, 2025, assault of officers.
https://www.ntd.com/los-angeles-man-sentenced-to-3-years-in-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yachua Flores had no business being in this country. He nearly killed officers trapped beneath a freeway overpass.The New York Post noted that Flores came to the U.S. as a toddler and has no previous …
https://dissenter.com/border/illegal-immigrant-gets-37-month…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, was sentenced Monday to 37 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $253,415 in restitution for his role in a pro-illegal immigration riot that rocked downtown LA on Jun…
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4390489/posts

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Claim 7: “Born in Mexico in 2003, Flores came to the US as a toddler and lived in Lincoln Heights.”

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Canyon News explicitly states he was born in Mexico in 2003 and brought to the US as a toddler; multiple sources confirm he lived in Lincoln Heights.

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web search NEUTRAL — Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, of Lincoln Heights, who pleaded guilty to one felony count of obstructing, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement during a civil disorder; and.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/six-california-men-plea…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, of Lincoln Heights, was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $253,415 in restitution for his role in an pro-illegal immigration riot in downtow…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/us-news/illegal-migrant-senten…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yachua Mauricio Flores is reportedly a Mexican National, who was brought to the U.S. as a toddler. He lived in Lincoln Heights, but he was born in Mexico in 2003 and is not in the United States legall…
https://www.canyon-news.com/one-sentenced-for-attacks-on-chp…

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Claim 8: “Flores also helped throw an electric scooter over the overpass railing toward officers and CHP vehicles”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that Flores helped throw an electric scooter over the railing toward officers and vehicles.

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web search NEUTRAL — After Flores poured a second bottle of lighter fluid onto the vehicle, he and another person threw an electric scooter over the overpass railing toward CHP vehicles and officers below, according to fe…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/ice-protest-chp-att…

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web search NEUTRAL — Flores also directed another individual to ignite and pour flaming liquid onto the same vehicle before adding more lighter fluid. Minutes later, he helped throw an electric scooter over the railing to…
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/08/03/man-who-threw-scoote…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yachua Flores had no business being in this country. He nearly killed officers trapped beneath a freeway overpass. Another open-border bill comes due.He helped throw an electric scooter over the raili…
https://dissenter.com/border/illegal-immigrant-gets-37-month…

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Claim 9: “Flores ped guilty to his crimes in April.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results specifically confirming the date of the guilty plea as April.

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Claim 10: “Flores stood on the overpass and dumped lighter fluid from plastic bottle onto a burning CHP vehicle below”

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Multiple sources, including those citing the Justice Department, confirm Flores poured lighter fluid from a plastic bottle onto a burning CHP vehicle from an overpass.

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web search NEUTRAL — Then, as another individual – co-defendant Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, of Lincoln Heights – poured a liquid increasing the size of the flames, Vega was next to co-defendant Flores and used his hands t…
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/westlake-man-sentenced-…

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web search NEUTRAL — "Flores poured lighter fluid from a plastic water bottle onto a burning CHP vehicle, causing the flames to intensify," the Justice Department said. "He then pointed to and directed another individual,…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/ice-protest-chp-att…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, was sentenced Monday to 37 months in prison.According to his plea agreement, Flores poured lighter fluid from a plastic water bottle onto a burning California Highway Patro…
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/08/mexican-man-sentenced-…

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Claim 11: “A federal judge last week sentenced Vega, 42, to three years in federal prison”

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Claim 12: “ordered to pay $253,415 in restitution”

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Multiple independent sources explicitly state the restitution amount of $253,415.

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web search NEUTRAL — Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, of Lincoln Heights, was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $253,415 in restitution for his role in an pro-illegal immigration riot in downtow…
https://patriots.win/p/1ATC9LLzLY/another-day-another-illega…

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Claim 13: “Six men total have pled guilty to hurling fireworks, rocks and other flaming objects at CHP”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the total number of men (six) who pleaded guilty to these specific acts.

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Claim 14: “Palermo in April pled guilty to felony assault with a deadly weapon.”

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