Key takeaways:
- A 23-year-old woman was arrested and charged with assault after a police officer was injured during a protest in downtown Boston.
- The woman was observed defacing a monument with spray paint with the words “NO COP CITY” and “ACAB”.
- The woman is the daughter of U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court.
A 23-year-old woman was arrested during a protest in downtown Boston on Saturday night and later charged with assault after a police officer was injured.
The Boston Police Department said in a statement that officers observed the woman, identified as the daughter of U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, defacing a monument with spray paint with the words “NO COP CITY” and “ACAB.”
The statement also said that “a group of about 20 protesters began to surround officers while screaming profanities though megaphones on the public street causing traffic to come to a standstill.”
Rep. Clark tweeted Sunday about her daughter’s arrest, saying, “I love Riley, and this is a very difficult time in the cycle of joy and pain in parenting. This will be evaluated by the legal system, and I am confident in that process.”
The woman is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court. The Boston Police Department said it is “committed to protecting the rights of all individuals to peacefully protest and will continue to do so.”
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