{"id":49027,"date":"2025-06-12T14:40:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=49027"},"modified":"2025-06-12T14:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:40:13","slug":"developing-fbi-arrests-driver-who-went-viral-for-delivering-bionic-shield-face-masks-to-la-rioters-in-early-morning-sting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=49027","title":{"rendered":"DEVELOPING: FBI Arrests Driver Who Went Viral for Delivering \u201cBionic Shield\u201d Face Masks to LA Rioters in Early Morning Sting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alejandro Theodoro Orellana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The FBI arrested the man who went viral last week for distributing what appeared to be military-grade \u201cbionic shield\u201d face masks to violent demonstrators in downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\u201cARRESTED: Alejandro Theodoro Orellana was arrested this morning by FBI Los Angeles on an allegation of Conspiracy to Commit Civil Disorders (18 USC 371) for distributing face shields to suspected rioters on Tuesday. We are moving quickly to identify and arrest those involved in organizing and\/or supporting civil disorder in Los Angeles,\u201d U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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ARRESTED: Alejandro Theodoro Orellana was arrested this morning by @FBILosAngeles<\/a> on an allegation of Conspiracy to Commit Civil Disorders (18 USC 371) for distributing face shields to suspected rioters on Tuesday. We are moving quickly to identify and arrest those involved in\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Ase8kxupfp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The suspect has been identified as Alejandro Orellana, an alleged member of the Brown Berets, a radical Chicano nationalist paramilitary organization with ties to far-left revolutionary groups.<\/p>\n

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The group, long known for its anti-police rhetoric and militant activism, has reportedly embedded operatives in several major U.S. cities.<\/p>\n

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BREAKING \u2013 The man seen distributing tens of thousands of dollars worth of face shields in Los Angeles to rioters has been identified as Alejandro Orellana, a known member of the Brown Berets, a radical Latino paramilitary group that are currently embedded in cities across the\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/504D4tWXMI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NWGaswAzcx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On June 9, local reporter Elex Michaelson of FOX LA captured the moment protesters swarmed the trucks to grab the gear, noting, \u201cIt certainly seems like gear you\u2019d wear if you\u2019re preparing for conflict with police. Who is funding this?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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#BREAKING<\/a> We just saw people arrive in Downtown L.A. with truck loads of Bionic Face Shields that demonstrators quickly grabbed.<\/p>\n

It certainly seems like gear you\u2019d wear if you\u2019re preparing for conflict with police.<\/p>\n

Who is funding this? pic.twitter.com\/2hZphafOsi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Footage from June 9 showed Alejandro Theodoro Orellana arriving in Downtown L.A. with loads of \u201cBionic Face Shields\u201d \u2014 high-impact gear that some experts say mirrors riot control equipment used by law enforcement and military.<\/p>\n

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ICYMI: Here\u2019s the moment a pickup truck dropped off boxes of face shields in downtown LA during our live report on @FOXLA<\/a> with @Elex_Michaelson<\/a> and @DevineNews<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4JZYE69dMg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n

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