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Police release identities, charges of 8 arrested in Denver protest

The Denver Police Department identified the eight individuals arrested during a Wednesday night protest downtown near Capitol Hill.

About 100 people marched down East Colfax Avenue, chanting anti-Donald Trump and anti-police messages while carrying a banner that read “Death to racism and the liberalism that enables it.”

Sarah Marreel-Alley, 22, was charged with second-degree assault of an officer. Mark Noonan, 27, was charged with engaging in a riot. River Dougherty, 25, was charged with criminal mischief.

Megan Smith, 28, received the most charges, facing possession of a prohibited weapon, disobeying lawful order and obstruction of a street.

Four more people were charged with disobeying a lawful order: 29-year-old Ariel Wolff, 22-year-old Braedan Weart, 29-year-old Rebecca Carter and 23-year-old Logan Debyle. Debyle was also charged with possession of prohibited fireworks.

Police said they recovered a handgun, knife, hammer and bear spray when making the arrests.

Police also reported property damage along East Colfax Avenue, including graffiti, broken windows and a fire set in an overturned dumpster.

Police and its SWAT unit responded to the protest, deploying tear gas into the intersection of Colfax and Williams Street that dispersed the crowd.

protest arrest photos (Denver Police Department)
protest arrest photos (Denver Police Department)


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