Post by Logan on Jan 19, 2017 22:41:44 GMT -6
Anti-Trump Protesters Set Off Smoke Devices, Light Fires on Inauguration Eve
Protests against President-elect Donald Trump took a chaotic turn on the eve of his inauguration as demonstrators set off smoke devices and lit Trump merchandise on fire in downtown Washington, D.C.
D.C. police were seen putting on riot gear at 13th and F streets NW about 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
Protesters with the group Refuse Fascism converged on the street in front of the nearby National Press Club, where some Trump supporters are attending an event called the DeploraBall.
Nearby, police arrested 34-year-old Scott Ryan Charney, of Northwest D.C., and charged him with conspiracy to commit an assault. Police said Charney and two others conspired to commit a crime at the National Press Club building. Police are still searching for the two other suspects involved.
Read more: www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Protesters-Set-Off-Smoke-During-Anti-Trump-Protests-on-Inauguration-Eve-411275215.html
Protests against President-elect Donald Trump took a chaotic turn on the eve of his inauguration as demonstrators set off smoke devices and lit Trump merchandise on fire in downtown Washington, D.C.
D.C. police were seen putting on riot gear at 13th and F streets NW about 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
Protesters with the group Refuse Fascism converged on the street in front of the nearby National Press Club, where some Trump supporters are attending an event called the DeploraBall.
Nearby, police arrested 34-year-old Scott Ryan Charney, of Northwest D.C., and charged him with conspiracy to commit an assault. Police said Charney and two others conspired to commit a crime at the National Press Club building. Police are still searching for the two other suspects involved.
Read more: www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Protesters-Set-Off-Smoke-During-Anti-Trump-Protests-on-Inauguration-Eve-411275215.html