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Prosecutor: Charge Dismissed Against BLM Leader Accused Of Punching Man At Boardwalk Protest Prosecutor: Charge Dismissed Against BLM Leader Accused Of Punching Man At Boardwalk Protest
Prosecutor: Charge Dismissed Against BLM Leader Accused Of Punching Man At Boardwalk Protest A 28-year-old Black Lives Matter leader accused of simple assault during an August protest had the charges against him dismissed. Jamaal Holmes, of Toms River, was charged with simple assault after police said he punched Robert Lay, 68, in the face during the protest. Holmes said he was simply protecting himself and never punched anyone, according to earlier news accounts. On Friday, Ocean County Bradley D. Billhimer agreed, saying the charge had been dismissed after interviews with witnesses and a review of video from the boarwalk. Several additional independent witnesses came f…

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by Jon Craig
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BLM Leader Charged With Punching Man During Boardwalk Protest Was 'Acting In Self-Defense' BLM Leader Charged With Punching Man During Boardwalk Protest Was 'Acting In Self-Defense'
BLM Leader Charged With Punching Man During Boardwalk Protest Was 'Acting In Self-Defense' UPDATE: Charge dismissed in assault case. A 28-year-old leader of a Black Lives Matter protest who was charged with assault after police said he punched a man in the face at a Seaside Heights Boardwalk was simply protecting himself -- and never punched anyone, he said. Jamaal Holmes of Toms River was marching on Saturday with approximately 25 other protestors when an unidentified 68-year-old man demanded he take off his Guy Fawkes mask -- then reached over and tried ripping it off, Holes told the Asbury Park Press. Holmes got the audio in a recording taken on his iPhone, which at…

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by Cecilia Levine
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BLM Leader Charged With Punching Man During Boardwalk Protest Was 'Acting In Self-Defense' BLM Leader Charged With Punching Man During Boardwalk Protest Was 'Acting In Self-Defense'
BLM Leader Charged With Punching Man During Boardwalk Protest Was 'Acting In Self-Defense' A 28-year-old leader of a Black Lives Matter protest who was charged with assault after police said he punched a man in the face a Seaside Heights Boardwalk was simply protecting himself -- and never punched anyone, he said. Jamaal Holmes of Toms River was marching on Saturday with approximately 25 other protestors when an unidentified 68-year-old man demanded he take off his Guy Fawkes mask -- then reached over and tried ripping it off, Holes told the Asbury Park Press. Holmes got the audio in a recording taken on his iPhone, which at the end show the man lying on the boardwalk. …

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by Cecilia Levine