Hundreds Take Part In George Floyd Protests In Anaheim, Other OC Cities

Source: CBS

SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – One man was arrested after allegedly driving his vehicle into a crowd of protesters at one of several demonstrations held Wednesday in Orange County in response to the death of George Floyd last week at the hands of Minneapolis police.

According to police, a man allegedly drove his Mini Cooper into a crowd of protesters near the Newport Beach Pier striking three or four people, though no serious injuries were reported. The man was taken into custody on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

The first of the protests started just before noon with roughly 500 protesters peacefully marching around Anaheim, Police Sgt. Shane Carringer said.

“It’s completely peaceful,” Carringer said. “We’ve had great communication with organizers of the protests and they’ve actually shorted their march route to accommodate the size of the protest, so we’re giving them traffic control to give them the route they want.”

Read more: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/06/03/multiple-protests-planned-for-orange-county-wednesday/

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This is pretty amazing in Orange County, which is a solidly Republican area of California. Of course, there was a person who was trying to emulate the white supremescist from Virginia by trying to drive into a protest.