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Professor charged with assaulting a federal officer during immigration raid

September 4, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

A 37-year-old philosophy professor who allegedly threw a tear gas canister at federal officers during an immigration raid at a marijuana farm in Camarillo in July is now facing a charge of assault on a federal officer. Jonathan Caravello is a professor at California State University Channel Islands.

With search warrants in hand, federal agents raided two Central Coast cannabis farms on June 10 – one in Carpinteria and the other in Camarillo – resulting in protestors using their bodies and their vehicles to impede law enforcement from exiting the Camarillo location.

Protesters then became violent, throwing rocks at the government vehicles attempting to depart. The rocks broke windows and side-view mirrors.

Law enforcement thre tear gas at the feet of protesters to help with crowd control and to ensure officer safety.

Caravello ran up to one of the canisters and attempted to kick it. After the canister rolled past him, Caravello turned around, ran towards the canister, picked it up, and threw it overhand back at Border Patrol agents.

Border Patrol agents eventually arrested Caravello, who continuously kicked his legs and refused to give agents his arms during the arrest.

Caravello faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted. Caravello, who is free on $15,000 bond, is expected to be arraigned in the coming weeks in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.

 


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It seems that these legal pot farms are like fly paper for trouble. When pot was illegal, the music was better, frolicking around was as bad as it got then back to school because your parents were paying for good grades, not the party and better yet, if you weren’t a doper, you only did better.


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“All it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.” Don’t be a bystander when you see injustice being commited. Well done professor. A true American!


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So, you’re for Child Slave Labor then?


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perspective24 is for whatever it learned to “be for” in college.


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Perp 24 is a member of Yawny the Commi’s club at one of our local colleges know as “Professors for Human Trafficking”


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“All it takes for evil to succes is for good men to do nothing.” Don’t be a bystander when you see inuatice being commited. Well done professor. A true American.


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What an idiot! A college philosophy teacher – a tough job to get but one of the easiest of the easiest to do! No lab work, no real outcomes, just lecture or even better, record your lectures and have them online. Never update them. Never go to class. Make a great salary and benefits! You blew it bigtime, buddy! No wonder so many people have soured on higher education.


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You make it sound like he’ll lose his job, it’s California, so I seriously doubt he’s in any danger.


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We will see if juries are willing to convict on the “Trumped” up charges.

1st Amendment will be front and central in any trial. Assault is a reach.

I expect it to be dismissed by the judge before the jury has a chance to weigh in and do the same.


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1st amendment right give you the right to protest but not the right to break the law. He assaulted federal officers and he should be punished for his actions and choices.


Common sense Yawny, I know you lack in this but C’mon!!!!


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Tossing a tear gas canister back at the launcher, or away from you, is not assault. C’mon SLoco…

When did conservatives become all frothy over a police state?

A government focused on forcefully putting down dissent is inherently weak.


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Way to sugar coat his actions. Its what completely wrong with the left. If it doesn’t support your agenda of talking point you down play ot or call it something else.


HE THREW IT AT THE OFFICERS, NOT AWAY FROM HIMSELF!!!!


Good job Yan!!!


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I guess being a “professor” doesn’t mean you’re smart….


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Professors for child trafficking. Do they have this club at calpoly as well?


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Yes they do. Mr.Yan is the club’s founder!!!


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Personal attacks are allowed in this forum as long as they are directed to non-MAGA’s


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Thanks for noticing. Consistent persistent logic drives most here nutty. So I guess you can say I am the nutty professor. Welcome to my club. We meet in your brain weekly. ;-)


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Throw that LOSER in the can for at least 10 years for assault on a FEDERAL officer.

No ONE is above the law. No ONE my


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Strange username for such a comment.


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Right?!? So strange how much “in love with the teacher” all these Trump supporters are.


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I just don’t get the downvotes. I’m not expressing support for assault officers.. I’m just saying it’s kinda weird to identify yourself as a “rebel” and then come out with “No one is above the law hurr durr”. How is that not ironic? Geesh get a sense of humor people


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Cognitive dissonance is a serious mental illness folks. Don’t embrace it


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Maybe they don’t like the pithy fruit you sell. ;-)

I hope you enjoy the grocery humor.


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Way did the people receive a pardon for assaulting capital police? MAGA is always about law and order unless it involves their own. The pedophile in chief certainly doesn’t share the same opinion about holding people accountable.

Wonder why?


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Because due process….you do recall the left screaming about due process lately, right?…was not given. Most of those arrested for assault were jailed, not allowed access to lawyers for weeks, kept in isolation for years, and never saw the inside of a courtroom because they were never charged.


Thanks to actual due process, they were pardoned.


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They were not pardoned do to lack of due process. They were pardoned by Trump to appease his maga supporters. The same person who moved a convicted sex offender to a minimum security prison.


Your assertion that due process wasn’t given is also incorrect. The majority of people plead guilty while others chose to represent themselves. Slowing down the process.

Here is a list of pardons from Trump. Tell me he is worried about law and order.

https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-grants-president-donald-j-trump-2025-present


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You’re very fortunate to have a President like Trump that cares about all Americans.


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Especially all those underage females. Also, all those billionaires who he cares about. Russia is pretty lucky as well. The convicted sex offender is lucky Trump cares about her as well. Jeffery Epstein was pretty lucky as well. Until he wasn’t.

You do appreciate the fact Trump ranks as one of the worst presidents in history? Nixon ranks above him.

Sad


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Hillary knows her sheople well:


“Look, the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid. They’re easy to manipulate. That’s the easy part.” – Hillary Clinton, as told to Dick Morris in “Rewriting History,” 2005


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Your response is perfect. A made up quote passed a long as fact.

MAGA are the most gullible people out there.

Strong work. Any other lies you want to pass along?


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No more fake quotes? Alternative facts maybe?


“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” Bart Simpson


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“The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.” – Ronald Reagan


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At least you took the time to make sure your quote was real. Nice job.


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J6 never happened.


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