The arrests were made at the site of recent demonstrations in the District.
Eleven people were detained Tuesday evening in a series of skirmishes with law enforcement, and in one case an apparent supporter of President Trump, near Lafayette Square and Black Lives Matter Plaza, according to D.C. police and court records.At least four people were charged Wednesday in D.C. Superior Court, while prosecutors chose not to pursue other cases, according to court records and proceedings following the arrests.
The Tuesday night incidents that stretched over hours are the latest confrontations to transpire near the White House, where protesters have been gathering daily for more than a month to protest for racial justice after the killing of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police.In one of the incidents that occurred just before 7 p.m.
Prosecutors charged Thompson with simple assault and Diamond with resisting arrest and assault on a police officer.Another peaceful demonstration escalated about 10:45 p.m. that night, when a person who officials later identified as 22-year-old Darius Wilson of the District confronted an officer in a police line and threatened to assault him, authorities asserted in charging documents. Wilson was detained Tuesday and later charged with threatening bodily harm.
About an hour after Wilson’s arrest, Tayvon Turner, a 27-year-old from the District., spray-painted concrete barriers erected by the D.C. Department of Public Works, officials said in court documents. He was stopped and detained a block away from the scene and later charged with defacing property, police said.Diamond, Thompson, Wilson and Turner all entered pleas of not guilty during a court hearing Wednesday, when they were all released ahead of their upcoming court dates.
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