Millions of people march in the protest of the ‘king’
Millions of people marched in cities and towns across the United States in “no Kings” protests to oppose the Trump administration.
Virginia officials have arrested a 21-year-old man.
Officer Culpeper arrested Joseph R. Checkrick Jr. of Culpeper on June 14 at the end of the demonstration. Participants said the SUV “dried recklessly through a crowd of pedestrians,” leaving the area to cross the business parking lot, the department said in a news release.
According to the release, Culpeper police charged Checklick with reckless driving. He appeared before the magistrate and was ordered to be held without being held at the Culpeper County Jail.
Officials said they stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as a check lick.
Their preliminary investigation determined that Checklic “deliberately accelerates his car into a dispersed crowd, and hits one person with at least his car.” No injuries were reported to police. The person’s Checklick has been accused of hitting his vehicle, not identified by law enforcement, the release said.
An incident occurred amid the protest of the king
The Virginia incident occurred when millions of people took part in the “king” protests from coast to coast, criticizing the Trump administration.
The “No Kings” marches, rallies and demonstrations were organized to coincide with the Army’s “Grand Military Parade and Celebrations.”
Woman killed in a Virginia protest in 2017 after a man took the car to the crowd
A few years ago, a car ran into a crowd of counterprotesters from Culpeper in Charlottesville, Virginia, about an hour into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing protesters.
James Alex Fields Jr. was convicted of killing a woman named Heather Heyer on August 12, 2017 after intentionally driving to a group protesting a “Unity” rally in Charlottesville.
Fields was convicted of eight first-degree and other counts, including worsening malicious injuries and attack.
The 32-year-old paralegal and civil rights activist Heyer were killed, and nearly three dozen were injured during the attack.