A Paramount man is facing a federal charge alleging he threw pieces of cinderblock and injured a Border Patrol officer when a protest against immigration enforcement turned into a riot, the Justice Department announced on Thursday, Aug. 7.

Jacob Terrazas, 30, is charged with one count of assault on a federal employee by using a deadly and dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury, according to prosecutors.

Terrazas is scheduled to go to trial on Sept. 23.

According to the indictment returned this week and other court documents, Terrazas was one of several people who threw hard objects — including cinderblocks and rocks — at federal agents during a violent protest June 7 near a Homeland Security Investigations facility in Paramount.

Terrazas used both a makeshift shield and nearby tre

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