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Denver Police Arrest Jose Cardenas in Viral 'No Kings' Protest Assault

Police say witnesses identified him as the person who tripped the counter-demonstrator.

Overview

  • Officers tracked the 20-year-old from Wynkoop Street to North Lincoln Street, where they say he tried to run before being booked on an aggravated assault charge.
  • The confrontation followed a pro-Trump interjection at the downtown rally, with video showing the man shout a slur before a skateboard-holding individual took his glasses.
  • Footage shows the man fall, get up, then be tripped and hit his head near a curb, with police reporting a serious laceration.
  • Investigators say the arrested suspect is not the person seen taking the glasses, and the case remains open.
  • Police did not arrest the injured man, saying his obscene heckling constituted protected speech.