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Charges Against Local Police Brutality Protestors Dismissed Due To Errors

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published June 26, 2020 at 5:15 AM EDT

Franklin County Municipal Court records show criminal charges filed against at least 59 police brutality protesters between May 28 and June 8 have been dismissed because of technical errors. 

At least 36 people were charged with "failure to disperse", at least 12 were charged with rioting. Others were charged with felony assault, breaking and entering, disorderly conduct, obstruction of official business and pointing a laser at an aircraft.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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