Long Beach Man Receives 30-Month Prison Term for Molotov Cocktail at 2025 Anti-ICE Protest
A federal judge sentenced Long Beach resident Christian Secuskie to 30 months in prison for possessing a Molotov cocktail during an anti-immigration enforcement protest in downtown Los Angeles on June 6 2025. The sentence triggers mandatory federal prison placement and three years of supervised release upon completion.
ktla.comA Long Beach man received a 30-month federal prison sentence on May 6 2026 for carrying a Molotov cocktail to an anti-ICE protest in downtown Los Angeles the previous year.
Christian Secuskie, 31, entered a guilty plea last November to one count of possession of an incendiary device. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter imposed the sentence in Los Angeles federal court, according to the U.S. Department of Justice release.
The case stems from a single incident on June 6 2025. Secuskie possessed a glass bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a wick while demonstrators gathered to protest immigration enforcement actions. Federal agents recovered the device at the scene.
The sentence replaces what would have been zero federal prison time had Secuskie faced only local charges or no charges. Under the plea agreement he must serve the full 30 months in Bureau of Prisons custody followed by three years of supervised release. The judge also ordered him to pay a $100 special assessment.
Downstream the conviction activates standard federal firearms and explosives prohibitions that will remain in effect after release. Secuskie must report to prison on a date set by the Bureau of Prisons, which typically occurs within 60 to 90 days of sentencing. The case forms part of routine federal prosecution of violent protest-related offenses in the Central District of California.
This marks the latest federal sentencing tied to the June 6 2025 demonstration. The original protest occurred outside a federal building where Immigration and Customs Enforcement maintains offices. Congress has not passed legislation altering penalties for Molotov cocktail possession at lawful assemblies since the 1990s.
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