Overview
- Police say the confrontation occurred Saturday at the "No Kings" rally on King’s Beach in Swampscott, Massachusetts.
- Cellphone video recorded by the victim’s girlfriend shows Michael Curll, 36, running up behind Jonathan Silveira and allegedly kicking and tackling him.
- Curll was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, pleaded not guilty, and was released on personal recognizance with a December court date set.
- Curll’s attorney alleges Silveira struck him in the face with a metal pole, a claim Silveira denies.
- Court records indicate Curll also faces unrelated pending cases in Massachusetts and Connecticut, including assault and battery, drug possession, and criminal trespassing.