""He came up behind me and kicked me," Silveira told WHDH. "I lost my balance and I felt the pressure, but it was more like a push. That's when I hit the pole. Then he kind of grabbed the railing, so I couldn't get away or get off him. He was trying to get me to go to the ground, and I wasn't going to the ground.""
"Silveira told The Boston Globe he was going to the rally as a Trump supporter to peacefully "counter protest.""
""Your honor, I'd like to apologize," Curll said at the Monday arraignment, according to WHDH-TV. "I'm sorry.""
Michael J. Curll, 48, pleaded not guilty to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after an alleged attack on Jonathan Silveira, who was wearing an inflatable Donald Trump costume and holding an American flag near King's Beach while heading to a No Kings rally. Video appears to show Curll approach from behind, kick Silveira, push him against a railing and apply a headlock. Judge Leo S. Fama released Curll without bail, ordered him to stay away from the victim and attend therapy. Curll apologized at arraignment. Separate assault charges were reported at a No Kings protest in Hyannis. No Kings protests occurred nationwide, drawing large crowds in Boston and smaller rallies across Massachusetts. Curll is scheduled to reappear in court.
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