Post by Logan on Jan 22, 2017 22:37:12 GMT -6
The man whose case led to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the burning of the American flag being protected by free speech no longer faces a charge over another flag-burning at last summer's Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Cleveland.com reports ( bit.ly/2iTxPQS ) court filings show prosecutors last week dropped the misdemeanor assault charge against Gregory "Joey" Johnson. A city spokesman didn't immediately return messages seeking comment.
The 60-year-old San Francisco man was arrested after he set an American flag on fire during a July 20 protest near an RNC security entrance.
Johnson's attorney says the charges were politically motivated.
Read more: abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/charge-dropped-man-burned-flag-rnc-ohio-44967173
Cleveland.com reports ( bit.ly/2iTxPQS ) court filings show prosecutors last week dropped the misdemeanor assault charge against Gregory "Joey" Johnson. A city spokesman didn't immediately return messages seeking comment.
The 60-year-old San Francisco man was arrested after he set an American flag on fire during a July 20 protest near an RNC security entrance.
Johnson's attorney says the charges were politically motivated.
Read more: abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/charge-dropped-man-burned-flag-rnc-ohio-44967173