‘We will track you down': LA District Attorney's warning to protesters engaging in illegal acts
LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has warned those who engage in illegal conduct during the ongoing anti-ICE protests will be prosecuted and 'punished to the full extent of the law'.
'We have said this repeatedly. We've said this as a warning to people who are thinking about conducting these illegal acts, pretending that they are engaged in protests,' he said during a media conference on Wednesday, local time.
'But in the moment they engage in the illegal acts, they are no longer legitimate First Amendment protesters. They are criminals, and they will be prosecuted as criminals.'
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