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Peaceful Participant Caught in Crossfire (Image Credits: Sbsun.com)
Santa Ana, Orange County — A 41-year-old accountant sustained lasting brain damage from a deputy’s less-than-lethal projectile during a heated anti-ICE demonstration, fueling a civil rights suit against two law enforcement agencies.
Peaceful Participant Caught in Crossfire
Hundreds rallied at the Broadway and Fourth Street intersection on June 9, 2025, to protest aggressive immigration raids by the Trump administration across Southern California.[1][2]
Tony Lawrence Olson joined family members there, dressed in professional attire and holding an American flag. Around 10 p.m., he stood about 15 to 20 feet from officers when a single protester hurled a firework toward the line of deputies and police. Law enforcement responded by launching projectiles into the crowd rather than isolating the individual. Olson turned to walk away eastward on Fourth Street. Moments later, a 40mm round from an Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy’s 12-gauge launcher struck the upper right side of his head.[3]
Immediate Trauma and Medical Ordeal
The impact caused profuse bleeding, ringing in Olson’s ears, slurred speech, double vision, and near unconsciousness. A relative pressed the American flag against the wound to stem the flow and rushed him to Kaiser Permanente in Irvine. Doctors diagnosed a skull fracture and traumatic brain injury, requiring transfer to another facility for emergency surgery and 10…
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Author : Matthias Binder
Publish date : 2026-02-12 08:16:00
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