Overview
- Police say a 21-year-old, identified as Tyreese Chet, was taken into custody after fireworks were thrown toward a Christian group preaching in a parking lot.
- Officers responded around 12:27 p.m. Saturday to 417 Hartford Ave., where the group had gathered outside La Gran Via Meat Market.
- Chet is charged with sale, use, or possession of fireworks, using a dangerous or offensive instrument to disturb a public assembly, and three counts of felony assault and/or battery.
- Witnesses reported the items were thrown from a second-floor porch at 422 Hartford Ave., according to the police report.
- Several attendees reported minor injuries and declined transport, and police say the investigation remains ongoing.