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   LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KABC) -- A California State University Channel   
   Islands professor pleaded not guilty Thursday to a federal charge   
   accusing him of assaulting a federal officer during a protest in Ventura   
   County.   
      
   Jonathan Caravello, a math and philosophy professor, is charged with   
   assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon after a   
   July 10 protest against immigration raids at Glass House Farms in   
   Camarillo.   
      
   Federal prosecutors alleged Caravello picked up and threw back a tear   
   gas canister that agents deployed for crowd control during the   
   immigration enforcement operation. The charge carries a maximum sentence   
   of 20 years in prison if convicted.   
      
   Supporters, including the California Faculty Association, dispute the   
   government's account, claiming Caravello was trying to remove the   
   canister from underneath a disabled protester's wheelchair and was   
   peacefully protesting when federal agents detained him.   
      
   Caravello was arrested during the protest and was held in custody for   
   several days before being released on $15,000 bond.   
      
   "We demand that the injustice charges against Dr. Caravello be dropped   
   immediately," said Michelle Ramos Pellicia with the California Faculty   
   Association.   
      
   Caravello, wearing an ankle monitor, thanked supporters after the   
   hearing.   
      
   '"I just want to thank all the people out here in support of me. It   
   makes this difficult situation easier, not necessarily easy, but it   
   makes it easier," he said.   
      
   Defense attorney Knut Johnson said Caravello was reacting to agents'   
   actions.   
      
   "They rolled it at him and some other protesters as they were walking   
   away and he threw back over their heads," Johnson said.   
      
   Caravello's trial is scheduled for March 2026, unless prosecutors drop   
   the case.   
      
   https://abc7.com/post/csu-channel-islands-professor-pleads-not-guilty-imm   
   igration-raid-protest-case/18122527/   
      
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