Leader of trucker convoy arrested in D.C.

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/06/truck-convoy-arrest-dc/

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The leader of a convoy of truckers that has protested by driving slowly around the Beltway was arrested Wednesday morning in the District after the group drove vehicles to a street on the national Mall.

D.C. police said David Riddell was wanted on a warrant from Maryland.

The Maryland State Police charged Riddell, 57, a trucker from Ohio, with disobeying a lawful order from police and willfully driving a vehicle at a slow speed “impeding normal and reasonable traffic movement.”

The group had been called the “People’s Convoy.” But a small group spun off and rebranded as the “1776 Restoration Movement,” and drove on I-495 on the July Fourth holiday, slowing traffic.
It could not immediately be determined how many trucks were in the District. D.C. police did not comment beyond confirming the arrest; a Maryland State Police spokesman confirmed that a warrant had been issued for Riddell’s arrest.

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Yes, these fuckers are still around

[gratuitous]

1. He was charged with disobeying a lawful order?

That's a summary death penalty offense in some areas for some defendants. Not for David Riddell, of course.

[thecrow]

2. Shouldn't the "1776 Restoration Movement"

....be riding horses or in carriages?