Overview
- Hundreds joined student-led demonstrations across the Phoenix Valley on Jan. 30, and local outlets reported the events were mostly peaceful.
- In Chandler, a masked man carrying a handgun interacted with marchers and left with a police escort after officers asked him to depart, and he was not charged.
- A teenage girl was arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct after police say she threw a water bottle at the masked man, who indicated he would press charges.
- Chandler police are trying to identify the driver of a white SUV that pushed through a crowd at a blocked intersection; tips can be reported to 480-782-4130.
- Mesa police said two Poston Junior High students threw items at officers, with one juvenile booked into the Durango Juvenile Detention Facility and another released and referred to Maricopa County Juvenile Court.