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Peaceful Protest
Frederick, MD
News
Frederick Protest Erupts In Violence As Masked Group Assaults Officers: Police
A protest in downtown Frederick took a violent turn Thursday night when several masked demonstrators took things up a notch, police say. The group—dressed in all black with goggles and gas masks—was reported around 8:45 p.m. on May 2, swinging umbrellas at passing cars near Fourth and North Market Street, according to the Frederick Police Department. While most protests remained peaceful, this group’s actions crossed the line into criminal behavior, authorities said. "Most participants demonstrated peacefully and with respect for the law and we thank those individuals and organizations for…
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Leader Of Trucker Convoy Causing Traffic On Maryland Highways Arrested: State Police
A leader of a protest movement to "restore freedom" has been charged by Maryland State Police after organizing a convoy that stopped traffic in Gaithersburg on Independence Day, authorities say. David "Santa" Ridell, 57, was arrested after acting as an alleged leader of a truck convoy that stopped traffic on southbound I-270 south of I-370 on Monday, July 4, according to Maryland State Police. The convoy claims to be a part of the "1776 Restoration Project", who states they were exercising their "first amendment right" to "restore the Rule of Law", according to posts addressing the matter …
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
First Convict Sentenced Federally In Trenton Protest Firebombings
UPDATE: A South Jersey man was sentenced today to 28 months in federal prison for trying to set fire to a police cruiser during a video-recorded riot that broke out following a peaceful protest last year in Trenton. Killian F. Melecio, 20, of Columbus must serve just all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Melecio admitted via video conference in U.S. District Cout in Trenton earlier this year that he stuffed a shirt he’d gotten from another man into the gas tank of the vehicle and tried to ignite it on May 31, 2020. The protest earlier that day in respo…
New City, NY
News
'Protesters Are Not Same As Rioters,' Rockland County Exec Says, Clarifying Earlier Comments
Rockland Executive Ed Day is clarifying comments he made earlier this week after saying the county is ready to “take on anarchists” who were posting social media threats online. While many peaceful protests have been held in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, there have been some opportunists taking advantage of the situation by looting and committing other violent acts. “These anarchists come to this county at their own peril,” Day wrote on Facebook after some threats were made on social media earlier this week. “This is not de Blasio nor Cuomo territory and there will be n…
