UCLA Attackers Charged By Los Angeles County District Attorney

The Los Angeles County District Attorney quietly charged multiple men in connection with the mob attack on pro-Palestine activists last year, this publication can exclusively report.

Malachi Joshua Marlan-Librett, 27, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and hate crimes.

Eyal Shalom, 23, is charged with the unlawful use of tear gas.

Edan On was previously charged with assault with a deadly weapon, but that case was later transferred to the City Attorney’s office for misdemeanor consideration.

The District Attorney’s office also informed this publication in a written statement that Noel Padilla, 25, has been charged with battery on a police officer. However, the District Attorney’s office declined to state whether Padilla was an activist or counterprotester.

A statement posted late Friday by UCLA’s student body president confirmed that two additional individuals also have active arrest warrants out. The District Attorney declined to provide more information on their identity. UCLA’s president also advised the U.S. Attorney’s office is reviewing another case, but no further information is publicly available.

On the same day this story was published, researcher William Gude, better known as @FilmThePoliceLA, received a notification letter from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office detailing Marlin Librett’s charges.

As a researcher who documented the entire attack on the activists, Gude’s footage has played a critical role in a still-ongoing investigation.

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Much about these cases remains a mystery. No public announcement was made by the District Attorney’s office, despite the fact that the charges were filed in August. This reporter only located Marlan-Librett and Shalom’s criminal cases after manually searching public records. The District Attorney declined to explain why no statement was made.

Marlan-Librett was also identified in a CNN article in May of this year. Journalists also investigated Shalom, but referred to him using the nickname #UCLAMaroonHoodie. This is a common practice amongst open-source intelligence investigators, who often utilize them to keep track of still-unknown individuals.