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Man drove into crowd at Virginia "No Kings" protest, police say
Police in Virginia arrested a 21-year-old man they said "intentionally" drove an SUV through a crowd at an anti-Trump " No Kings" protest on Saturday.
The big picture: The suspect "intentionally accelerated his vehicle into the dispersing crowd, striking at least one person with his vehicle" during the demonstration in Culpeper, per a statement from local police.
There were no immediate reports of injuries, Culpeper Police Department said.
Police named the suspect as Joseph R. Checklick, of Culpeper.
Zoom in: "As [protest] participants were leaving the area and crossing the business parking lot, law enforcement observed an SUV vehicle drive recklessly through the crowd of pedestrians," according to the police statement.
"Given the dangerous driving behavior observed, officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle."
Police arrested and charged Checklick with reckless driving. He "appeared before a magistrate and was held without bond at the Culpeper County Jail," per the statement.
