Police in Fort Worth arrested and charged three counterprotesters who showed up in response to a protest by Protect Texas Kids against an all-ages drag brunch at a restaurant.
"Three or four of them came up to our protesters and just kind of got in their faces, and they were just standing there praying," she said."A couple were off to the side holding posters and the Antifa people just pepper sprayed our protesters completely unprovoked. And then they ran away."
From left to right: Samuel Fowlkes, 20; Christopher Guillot, 33; and Meghan Grant, 37, were arrested Sunday by Fort Worth police.they were monitoring both groups via surveillance footage when Samuel Fowlkes, 20, approached the Protect Texas Kids protesters and attempted to pepper spray them. When officers attempted to arrest him for the assault, Fowlkes tried to evade them and swung his open fists at them, according to police. He was charged with four counts of assault causing bodily injury, one count of evading arrest, one count of resisting arrest and one count of an assault on a peace officer, a second-degree felony.
Police said they arrested three counterprotesters who showed up in opposition to a group protesting an all-ages drag brunch., police said Christopher Guillott, 33, tried to interfere with the arrest by swinging an umbrella at them. He was also arrested after allegedly hitting an officer in the face. He was charged with interference with public duties and assault on a peace officer.
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