A jury on Wednesday found a man not guilty of assaulting a federal agent during June's immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles County.

This is the first of dozens of similar cases in LA County to go through federal court.

Brayan Ramos-Brito was accused of assaulting a federal agent during a protest outside the Homeland Security Investigations building in Paramount . Initially, federal authorities charged him with a felony but reduced it to misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.

During the two-day trial, U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino testified that he witnessed Ramos-Brito strike the agent with an open palm. Multiple videos showing Ramos-Brito were displayed during the trial, one of which showed a Border Patrol officer shoving Ramos-Brito during the June 7

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