SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Northern California said Wednesday they have arrested three teenage boys involved in violent attacks against Donald Trump supporters after a political rally last week in San Jose.
One of the juvenile suspects was arrested for felony assault with a deadly weapon after he was recorded on video using a blunt object to strike a man who is then seen bleeding from the head, the San Jose Police Department said in a statement.
Police arrested two more suspects who were caught on video physically assaulting a man, chasing him and tackling him to the ground. One was arrested for felony assault with a deadly weapon and the other for misdemeanor battery, the department said.
The suspects’ names were not released because they are minors.
The department said it expects to make more arrested and released two photos of a man who they is responsible for an assault.
The arrests come after mounting criticism of the city of San Jose and its police department for what some say was a tepid and tardy response to attacks on Trump supporters after a June 2 political rally.
On Tuesday, authorities identified four men arrested the day of the rally as Ahmed Abdirahman, 19, and Robert Trillo, 18, both accused of felony assault with a deadly weapon, Michael Kitaigorodsky, 19, who was arrested on suspicion of refusal to disperse and Antonio Fernandez, 19, arrested and charged with assault on a peace officer.
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From the article: “The suspects’ names were not released because they are minors.”
So these were NOT Bernie voters, just thug teenagers under 18.
I wonder if any major news outlet will correct the reporting they did on this with the facts. A little too late to influence the California primary.
No longer a Bernie supporter here, because the choice is too clear, either we elect an imperfect but well-meaning candidate, or we suffer under a complete fool.
This makes the “vote, don’t riot” people look even more insular and clueless.
Dem are all furrin names, unlike the upstanding McGraws, and Unnameds, and Pettways, and This Protestor, and Another Man arrested for initiating violence at Trump rallies.
However, these are assholes with furrin names, regardless of whose side they think they’re on.
It is possible to both walk and chew gum, politically.
We need to focus on the issues - inequality, the environment, oppression by the 1%, etc., - while we bring down the orange con artist. Bernie continues to be the only person focusing on the issues. Take him out and it’s just blaming and name-calling.
I’ve seen reports that some people were recruited from Craigs List to violently protest at Trump rallies. (Not necessarily these morons.) Apparently at least a couple of people have been spotted protesting Trump rallies in both NYC and California. The comments section of these news reports assumed that Clinton paid for these people, but I’d bet real money that it was Trump (if indeed they were recruited from Craigs List).