Massachusetts Rep's Daughter Charged After Protest
From NYPOST.COM
Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark’s daughter was arraigned Monday in Boston on charges that include assault and battery on a police officer after a violent weekend protest.
Riley Dowell, 23, was allegedly vandalizing a bandstand on the Boston Common Saturday with anti-police slogans “NO COP CITY” and “ACAB” — an acronym for “all cops are bastards” — when she flailed her arms and hit an officer trying to arrest her, a prosecutor said Monday.
During the arrest of Dowell, who is non-binary and was identified in police reports by her birth name Jared Dowell, “a group of about 20 protesters began to surround officers while screaming profanities though megaphones on the public street causing traffic to come to a standstill,” a statement from Boston police said.
“While interfering with the arrest of Jared Dowell, an officer was hit in the face and could be seen bleeding from the nose and mouth,” the statement added.
Dowell has been charged with assault and battery on a police officer, vandalizing property, tagging property, vandalizing a historic marker/monument, and resisting arrest. Authorities also discovered a can of spray paint in her backpack and saw paint on her hands and jacket after her arrest, according to prosecutors.... (Read more)
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