Posted on 08/24/2017 7:12:28 PM PDT by TigerClaws
Phoenix police said they arrested the man who was hit by a gas round during the Trump protest after kicking a gas can toward officers on Tuesday night.
Police said he's still being interviewed and hasn't been booked on any charges yet.
When 3TV/CBS 5 talked to him on Wednesday, he asked us not to use his name. Phoenix police haven't identified him.
[READ MORE: Protester hit by gas round talks about his exchange with Phoenix police]
The man was caught on video, that has since gone viral, kicking a can of tear gas back at police officers. They returned the favor with a nonlethal round that hit him in the pelvic area and he went straight to the ground.
A man in a Colin Kaepernick jersey helped him out of the line of fire.
[RELATED: Phoenix PD release more details on protests, arrests outside Trump's rally in Phoenix]
He spent Tuesday night in the emergency room for inhaling pepper spray and second-degree burns from picking up a hot can of tear gas.
The incident happened after police said protesters threw rocks, bottles and gas at them so they used tear gas and pepper balls to disperse the crowd.
[RELATED: Activists: Police were aggressive, violent after Trump rally]
We talked to an attorney on Wednesday night who said the protester would likely not face any legal trouble for kicking the tear gas back at police since it would be tough to prove he tried to hurt an officer.
The protester said he didn't intend to hurt anyone.
[RAW VIDEO: Police, mayor talk about post-rally violence]
Doxx this beach.
You can bet on that, just a matter of time.
He claims he was hit in his no-no.
Nazis made him do it.
Heh, heh. Good one!
Need a picture of him up to his knees in a gas cloud carry a cardboard box of Rocky Mountain Oysters.
Some men you just can’t reach. So you get what we had here last week, which is the way he wants it. . . well, he gets it.
Of course he meant to hurt the police.
I believe the lawfully fired canister of tear gas from the police... tossed back at them? That’s assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer. Aggravated assault for sure and enhanced because he kicked it at officers. There were about half a dozen officers there so that’s half a dozen counts!
He’s in some deep doo doo.
He wore a gas mask to the event, so he was obviously there to not peacefully protest.
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LOLOL!!
They should release his name to not aids in protecting the gang of thugs.
Who cares if he doesn’t get charged, we just want a name. I mean Mr. Pepper Balls is good too.
That gas mask didn’t help at all.
and you can bet the house he didn’t pay for the emergency room visit... you did!
ROFL! That’s hilarious.
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