|
Officers used a
chemical irritant spray and a knee strike to subdue and arrest
Linwood Michael Kaine on Saturday at a park on the grounds of
the state Capitol in St. Paul, said Steve Linders, a spokesman
for the St. Paul Police Department.
Kaine, 24, was arrested, along with four other people, after
reports of fireworks being used inside the Capitol building,
Linders said. Kaine was arrested on suspicion of second-degree
riot.
St. Paul City Attorney Samuel Clark said in a phone interview on
Wednesday he was reviewing the case for possible misdemeanor
charges.
Kaine, whose father was Hillary Clinton's running mate in her
unsuccessful bid for the presidency in November's election, was
taking part in a counter-protest meant to disrupt a pro-Trump
rally.
He was booked at the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center,
according to facility records, but was released on Tuesday.
Tim Kaine, a U.S. senator from Virginia, told the Pioneer Press
he respected his children's political positions.
"We love that our three children have their own views and
concerns about current political issues," he said in a statement
to the newspaper, which first reported the arrest. "They fully
understand the responsibility to express those concerns
peacefully."
(Reporting by Timothy Mclaughlin in Chicago; Editing by Andrew
Hay and Peter Cooney)
[© 2017 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2017 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
 |
|
