BLMer ‘runs over’ Don rally
A Black Lives Matter supporter faces attempted-murder charges after allegedly driving her sedan through a crowd of Trump supporters in Southern California on Saturday.
Tatiana Turner, 40, of Long Beach, plowed her car through the Yorba Linda crowd at around 3 p.m., leaving two demonstrators with non-life-threatening injuries, Orange County police said.
The incident occurred after violent clashes between BLM supporters and Trump fans spurred police to declare an unlawful assembly and order the crowds to disperse.
Counterprotesters crossed the six-lane Imperial Highway and confronted the BLM protesters, who were participating in a Caravan for Justice event, authorities said.
“Approximately 30 minutes after the protests began, we began to receive reports of physical altercations occurring between the two protest groups, including at least one individual who was peppersprayed by another protester,” the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
One man and one woman were injured in the collision. The woman suffered two broken legs, police said.
Turner, who was arrested at the scene and booked to the county jail, also faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, officials said.
A second protester, Jason Mancuso, 46, was cuffed for failure to obey the order to disperse, ABC News said.
The incident marked the second time in two days that a driver allegedly rammed a Southern California protest.
On Thursday night, a BLM protester was struck by a pickup truck during a march in Hollywood and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
A preliminary police investigation found protesters began beating the vehicle with sticks as the driver attempted to get through the crowd.
The driver was attempting to drive away when he hit the protester.