Two female protesters at election demonstrations in Minnesota
pointed a laser at one police officer’s eyes and kicked another
in the groin, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported Saturday.
Amina T. Mussa McCaskill, 19, of Golden Valley, was arrested and
charged Friday in Hennepin County District Court with one count
of felony second-degree riot for the laser incident.
Thressa I. Johnson, 29, of Minneapolis, was charged Thursday in
Hennepin County with one count each of fourth-degree assault and
obstructing the legal process for the kicking incident. Both
charges are gross misdemeanors, the outlet said.
County jail records showed as of late Friday, Mussa McCaskill
was in custody and Johnson had been released from jail.
Police confronted a large number of protesters on Interstate 94
in Minneapolis Wednesday, according the charges against Mussa
McCaskill.
Mussa McCaskill aimed a laser “directly” into a Minneapolis
cop’s eyes as they stood in a line with other officers.
“Shining a laser into the eyes of officers has occurred at a
number of protests around the country and is very dangerous to
the officers,” the charges said. “Multiple officers in the
United States have suffered significant damage to their vision
as a result of being hit in the eyes with such a laser.”
The officer was wearing special safety glasses and was not
injured. The officer identified Mussa McCaskill as the person
who allegedly turned a laser on and off a few times.
A laser pointer was found on Mussa McCaskill, who admitted to
her actions, the charges said.
More than 600 people were arrested after protesters blocked the
interstate late Wednesday and early Thursday.
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kicked-pointed-lasers-at-cops/