Giova was arrested as part of Operazione Panico and charged with attempted murder because of the wounding of the bomb disposal engineer Mario Vece, fabrication, detention and transportation of explosive devices, aggravated damage for the throwing of incendiary bottles against the Carabinieri barracks.

He was sentenced to 11 years  (also accused of having become chief organizer of the association since January 2017), and transferred to house arrest in June 2019.