(PJ Media)—The 700 Marines deployed by President Donald Trump to protect federal properties and to back up National Guardsmen and federal officers in Los Angeles have already shown that they’re all business. And right out of the chute, they were tested.
On Friday, the Marines from the Mojave Desert-based Twenty Nine Palms Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command wrapped up their specialized training to deal with rioters and other lawbreakers, in case it’s needed. The forces were trained in crowd control, de-escalation, and, if necessary, using less than lethal munitions to maintain order.
Only in rare cases are U.S. troops allowed to arrest or detain anyone, unless it’s to prevent “immediate harm.”
That exception was immediately tested in LA on Friday afternoon, when a man breached the perimeter around the federal buildings, was observed by a Marine, chased, and ordered to lie down.
NEW: United States Marines carry out the first known detention of a civilian in Los Angeles, California.
The Marines were seen detaining a man at the Wilshire Federal Building in LA.
The man who was detained was later identified as Marcos Leao, an army veteran.
Leao said he… pic.twitter.com/37xWObXAfF
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 14, 2025
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