Tiny BLM protest is stormed by 700 heavily-armed white counter-demonstrators with rifles and baseball bats
A TINY Black Lives Matter protest was stormed by 700 heavily-armed white counter-demonstrators with rifles, baseball bats and clubs.
Counter-protesters overran Bethel, Ohio – which has a total population of around 2,700 – where 80 people were demonstrating peacefully on Sunday.
In an update on Wednesday, Teague said in a statement that the cop who was nearby did not witness the incident.
The victim was identified as Nicholas Reardon, and the alleged attacker was identified as Johnnie Devault, police said.
Teague said police have filed a warrant for Devault's arrest.
All six police officers with Bethel Police Department were on duty, and six officers from Clermont County were ready as needed, Village of Bethel said.
Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died on May 25 after , cop kneeled on his neck.
Video showed Floyd saying "I can't breathe," multiple times during the incident – but Chauvin did not move his knee for nearly nine minutes.
Protesters across the nation have shown support for the Black Lives Matter movement, as they call for an end to systemic racism and police brutality.