LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KABC) -- A California State University Channel Islands professor pleaded not guilty Thursday to a federal charge accusing him of assaulting a federal officer during a protest in Ventura County.

Jonathan Caravello, a math and philosophy professor, is charged with assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon after a July 10 protest against immigration raids at Glass House Farms in Camarillo.

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Federal prosecutors alleged Caravello picked up and threw back a tear gas canister that agents deployed for crowd control during the immigration enforcement operation. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if convicted.

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