Grand Jury Has Just Revoked the Right to Vote From Over 200 Individuals

A grand jury in Washington, DC has indicted 5 more individuals bringing the total to 214 individuals charged with felony rioting during the presidential inauguration in January 2016.  In addition to losing their right to vote, these individuals could face up to ten years in prison and up to a $25,000 fine.

Dailymail reports:

Prosecutors have indicted 214 people on felony rioting charges in connection to protests that broke out in downtown Washington, DC, on Inauguration Day.

Police originally arrested 230 people after demonstrators smashed storefronts and bus stops, launched rocks at police and set fire to a limousine on January 20. 

Six police officers were injured as chaos erupted in parts of the capital, just blocks away from where Donald Trump was being sworn in as president.

A grand jury in DC charged five individuals on Tuesday, adding to the 209 defendants who were indicted earlier this month.

Those who have been indicted face up to ten years in prison and a fine up to $25,000.

The US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia also announced on Tuesday that it was dropping three more cases.

The office did not say why the cases were dismissed but prosecutors have said they're working with police to review evidence related to the Inauguration Day arrests.

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