Suspect accused of using flamethrower in attack at Los Angeles Antifa riot charged with attempted murder – The Post Millennial

American News Jun 26, 2022 10:00 PM EST

Pro-abortion activist Michael Ortiz was arrested on June 26th after allegedly attacking police with a makeshift flamethrower during a violent riot over the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Pro-abortion activist Michael Ortiz was arrested on June 26th after allegedly attacking police with a makeshift flamethrower during a violent riot over the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

As the New York Post reports, several others were arrested during the Los Angeles riot, including 23-year-old Juliana Bernardo who allegedly tried to steal a police officer's baton amid skirmishes with law enforcement. The pro-abortion protestors shut down the LA freeway, harassed and attacked drivers, broke building windows, and lobbed a firework explosive at police.

Juliana Bernado, who was arrested at the #Antifa Los Angeles pro-abortion riot & charged with a felony for allegedly trying to steal an officer's baton, listed herself on LinkedIn as a @USArmy Cadet & recent graduate of Santa Clara University. She comes from a well-to-do family. pic.twitter.com/690aQevzDI

Video posted by The Post Millennial's Andy Ngo shows Ortiz discharging the makeshift weapon while hiding behind a black bloc militant who was holding an umbrella.

Los Angeles: At the pro-abortion #Antifa riot overnight, one of the violent extremists hid behind a black bloc militant with an umbrella & tried to burn a @LAPDHQ officer using a homemade flamethrower. https://t.co/lqnQ3eHNZ9

Ortiz allegedly fired the flames around 8:20 pm amidst a progressively violent riot.

Another angle shows a rioter at the #Antifa pro-abortion riot in Los Angeles using a homemade flamethrower to try to burn police. Antifa also throw an explosive mortar firework right at @LAPDHQ officers. A suspect who tried to escape was arrested. pic.twitter.com/98vhnv6EmE

LAPD Police Chief Michel Moore said in a statement that, "Individuals participating in such criminal activity are not exercising their 1st Amendment rights in protest of the Supreme Court decision. Rather, they are acting as criminals. The Department will vigorously pursue prosecution of these individuals."

The violence comes after radical pro-abortion groups have called for nationwide protests including one group, Jane's Revenge, promising a "Night of Rage" to protest the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade.

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