Man arrested for driving truck towards anti-fascist protesters in Washington state

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Man arrested for driving truck towards anti-fascist protesters in Washington state

• Incident took place after far-right Patriot Prayer rally in city of Vancouver
• Two arrests in Vancouver and seven just over the river in Portland

Jason Wilson in Portland
Monday 11 September 2017 16.32 BST

Late on Sunday, immediately after an “alt-right” Patriot Prayer rally in Vancouver, Washington, a man aggressively reversed a truck towards a crowd of people who had been counter-protesting. Later, the same driver was apprehended by police.

The incident came less than a month after the car attack that killed Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Virginia, after an alt-right rally which she had protested against.

Video from local journalists showed the truck reversing down the street towards counter-protesters, blaring the Confederate battle song Dixie on a novelty airhorn. The truck, which had been circling the town, was reportedly pelted with water bottles and other missiles.

When the truck, which sported a Confederate battle flag decal as well as American flags, sped through the intersection of West 6th and Washington Streets, it was followed by a motorcyclist who had been seen leaving the Patriot Prayer rally. Both were stopped by police.

The motorcyclist tore off his protective gear and made for counter-protesters before he was stopped. The driver of the truck was apprehended and cuffed. Vancouver police reported two arrests.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/11/washington-vancouver-portland-rally-protest

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Unless things changed, the inbread neaderthal junk yard worker that did that was detained by

the oathkeeper infested "police"and quickly released as soon as they determined he was "one of them".

So the article is most likely in error.