A 54-year-old man was arrested for allegedly tossing Molotov cocktail-style explosives at officers standing guard outside of a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday morning.

Law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times that Jose Jovel is expected to be charged with arson and explosive-related offenses by the U.S. attorney’s office.

'[He] stated that he wanted to blow up the building and "spray down" all the officers while making more derogatory comments.'

Jovel was arrested at about 8 a.m. after the attack at the federal building at 300 N. Los Angeles St.

"The suspect was taken into custody and stated that he wanted to blow up the building and 'spray down' all the officers while making more derogatory comments about ICE officers," read a U.S. Department of Homeland

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