A Los Angeles man was charged with a felony Dec. 2 after he tried to firebomb a downtown federal building with several homemade explosives.
Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, a U.S. citizen, was arrested Dec. 1 outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building at 300 N. Los Angeles Street, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
During the arrest, Jovel allegedly told officers he was motivated by his anger at the federal government’s immigration policies and actions, according to prosecutors
“This case exemplifies how misleading and hateful rhetoric against federal law enforcement can and does result in violence,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli in a statement….