A security guard hired by the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles was arrested on Jan. 4 after pepper-spraying several pro-democracy activists who had held a peaceful protest outside the diplomatic mission to celebrate the U.S. capture of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
Wu Xian, 38, was handcuffed and arrested by local police after pepper-spraying eight activists, five of whom received hospital treatment, according to the activists.
Wu owns California-based professional security service company JK Patrol SVC. He holds multiple titles, including chief executive officer and chief financial officer, and also holds a private patrol operator license issued by California’s Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, according to a database run by the California Department of Consumer Affairs….
Chinese Consulate Security Attacks Protesters Who Celebrated Maduro’s Capture

