Wednesday, February 22, 2017

More than 200 protesters indicted on felony rioting charges from Inauguration Day

On the morning of January 20, protests over Donald Trump"s inauguration turned violent when black-clad "anti-fascist" protesters smashed storefronts and bus stops, hammered out the windows of a limousine and eventually launched rocks at a phalanx of police.

Officers responded by launching smoke and flash-bang devices into the street to disperse the crowds. Six police officers were injured and 230 protesters were arrested that day.

On Tuesday, a grand jury in DC charged five individuals. This was in addition to the 209 other defendants who"ve been indicted on rioting charges earlier this month.

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