BLM NEW YORK CHAPTER CO-FOUNDER HAWK NEWSOME ARRESTED... During Chaotic Protest

TMZ ^ | 11/01/20

[Libloather]

One of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter chapter in New York was arrested this weekend ... and the takedown is on video.

Hawk Newsome was on the front lines of a protest in NYC Sunday, where BLM demonstrators were reportedly facing off with Trump supporters in the streets ... with cops in riot gear in the mix as well. At one point, Newsome came face-to-face with several officers.

In the clip, it looks like he has his hands up and isn't resisting or posing an immediate threat before a bunch of cops force him to the ground in an aggressive manner. After that, it appears a bunch of those same officers dog pile him while they try to throw on cuffs.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... Hawk -- whose real name is Walter -- was arrested for misdemeanor obstructing governmental administration, as well as two counts of disorderly conduct. We're told police gave him multiple orders to disperse because he and his crew were allegedly blocking traffic, but he refused to do so.

[Libloather]

Biden rally. That's a shame.

[Red in Blue PA]

All lives matter.

If you need to preface that with a color, then YOU are the racist.

[SmokingJoe]

Arrested?
I was hoping he’d been shot.
Ah well, another time I guess.

[Qiviut]

It was catch & release so he’ll be back on the street in short order.

[LoveMyFreedom]

And should be out on the streets now. The King protects criminals not the people.

[mass55th]

We’ve gone from ‘peaceful protests” to “chaotic protests.”

[T.B. Yoits]

The Communist Democrats are directing the shutdown of the riots because they know how badly the riots have affected their polling.

They realize too late that the days of ABCCBSCNNNBCNPR and the Dinosaur Print Media are over and people can directly connect the riots to the Communist Democrats.

[Bigg Red]

No bias in this story. /sarc

[bagster]

Hawk -- whose real name is Walter

Ahahahahahahahahahaha.

p.s. Anybody seen romanesq lately?

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Fynny!
I CI - chuckled inside, since loud noises disturb the cat the time of day.

[jmacusa]

If you look closely just a few seconds into the video Newsome grabs at a cop with his left hand and then tries pushing his way past the cop. He continues for a few seconds more attempting to push past them. The NYPD will sometimes put up with a lot of bs and then some other times it doesn't take much at all to piss them off.