A Toronto man is facing charges after what Peterborough police call a “large-scale rally” held in Peterborough Sept. 30.
READ MORE: Violence breaks out on Peterborough streets during counter-protests to anti-immigration rally
Hundreds of people gathered in the area of Confederation Square in response to an anti-immigration demonstration.
Get breaking National news
During the rally, police say officers tried to remove someone from the crowd by taking them to a cruiser, but they say the officers were obstructed by a second person who was concealing their identity. That person allegedly hit the one being escorted by police in the head.
- ‘Local Governance 101’ Okanagan community’s first-ever council trains ahead of inaugural meeting
- Family of soldier badly burned at CFB Wainwright speaks about his injuries
- As B.C. scraps time change, experts have a warning about the risks
- B.C. soldier burned in CFB Wainwright fire remains in Edmonton ICU
Police arrested the man and then released him unconditionally. Later, officers determined the suspect had given police a false name.
On Oct. 5, police arrested William October, 22, of Richmond Street West, Toronto, on charges of assault and obstructing a peace officer.
He is scheduled in Peterborough court on Oct. 26.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.