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| Federal charges against Heiskell man for inciting a riot, civil disorder |
| 2020-06-23 |
| [WATE] The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged 18-year-old Dominic Brown of Heiskell with inciting a riot and civil disorder. Allegedly, Brown was attempting to organize a riot at West Town Mall from messages he had posted on his Snapchat account. They say Brown was arrested on Monday, and made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court in Knoxville on Monday as well. The complaint also alleges that, on May 31, Brown was observed by law enforcement officers participating in a civil disorder in the downtown area of Market Square. Law enforcement officers observed Brown picking up a trash can lid filled with an unknown liquid and striking a law enforcement officer in the head while the officer was seated in a police vehicle. Brown attempted to flee, but was ultimately arrested by Knoxville coppers. KPD says the group then traveled north on Gay Street, where one person threw an object into a police SUV, hitting an officer in the head. The officer was uninjured. The 18-year-old male suspect, later identified as Dominic Brown, was then arrested and charged with assault, disorderly conduct, evading arrest, resisting arrest and inciting a riot. |
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