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CULPEPER, Va. (DC News Now) — Virginia constabulary said they arrested a antheral who drove his SUV done a "No Kings" protest Saturday, hitting astatine slightest 1 person.
The Culpeper Police Department (CPD) said officers stopped Joseph R. Checklick Jr., 21, of Culpeper, aft they saw him thrust recklessly done the group.
The "No Kings successful Culpeper" objection was held successful beforehand a section Walmart determination and constabulary said arsenic the protestation was wrapping up, radical were crossing the parking batch erstwhile Checklick "intentionally accelerated his conveyance into the dispersing crowd."
Although officers said the SUV deed 1 person, they had not received a study that anyone was wounded arsenic of precocious Saturday afternoon.
Checklick, who faces a complaint of reckless driving, appeared earlier a magistrate. He was being held without enslaved astatine the Culpeper County Jail. Police said Checklick whitethorn look further charges.
CPD asked anyone who witnessed what happened, was progressive successful the incident, oregon whitethorn person documented it, to email tips@culpeperva.gov. People who privation to stay anonymous tin taxable tips by calling Culpeper Crime Solvers astatine (540) 727-0300 oregon submitting an online extremity astatine culpeperpd.org.
