"Twelve of the 13 pro-Palestine protesters who were arrested Tuesday at a rally that turned violent and left four Boston police officers injured have had their charges upgraded to include felony charges, court records indicate. The arrested protesters allegedly "surrounded police cruisers, kicked vehicle doors, and resisted dispersal efforts" as officers tried to respond to an unrelated emergency three blocks away, according to a statement from Boston police."
"Seven defendants were arraigned Thursday in Boston Municipal Court, all of whom were initially charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and disturbing the peace, police said. They include Atalanta Carrig-Braun, 20, of Boston; Osama El Khatib, 26, of Watertown; Styx Hatch, 19, of Boston; Haley MacIntyre, 24, of Dorchester; Jacob Pettigrew, 22, of Malden; Gabrielle Smith, 28, of Cambridge; and Madeline Weikel, 27, of Watertown. Carrig-Braun, Hatch, and Smith were also initially charged with interfering with a police officer, court records show."
Twelve of 13 pro-Palestine protesters arrested at a Boston rally that turned violent had their charges upgraded to include felony counts, including inciting a riot under a law prohibiting "promotion of anarchy." Police allege protesters surrounded police cruisers, kicked vehicle doors, resisted dispersal, assaulted officers, and ignited smoke devices and flares while officers responded to an unrelated emergency three blocks away. Seven defendants were arraigned and initially faced disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and disturbing the peace charges. Additional charges include assault and battery on an officer, assault with a dangerous weapon, aiding escape, and interfering with an officer. Bail for those arraigned was set between $5,000 and $10,000, and the seven were ordered to stay away from Boston Common and Boston Public Garden.
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