3 arrested in connection to violence at Charlottesville white nationalist rally, police say

[spanone]

Three people arrested.

I saw video of the nazis pulling guns on people.

I saw video of people being beaten with sticks.

I saw video of a car ramming a crowd of people killing one and injuring 19.

and there were three arrests.

3 arrested in connection to violence at Charlottesville white nationalist rally, police say


Last Updated Aug 12, 2017 10:44 PM EDT

White nationalists clashed with counter-protesters before police moved in and dispersed the crowd at a demonstration in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia. Alt-right activists and white supremacists planned to protest the city's decision to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the city's Emancipation Park.

Virginia State Police said Saturday night that three people had been arrested in connection to the rally. Troy Dunigan, 21, of Chattanooga, Tenn., was charged with disorderly conduct; Jacob L. Smith, 21, of Louisa, Va., was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery; and James M. O'Brien, 44, of Gainesville, Fla., was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, Virginia State Police said.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in the city to aid in the local response. He blamed "mostly out-of-state protesters" for the violence and clashes.

"I am disgusted by the hatred, bigotry and violence these protesters have brought to our state over the past 24 hours," McAuliffe said in a statement. He said state troopers and the Virginia National Guard were providing support to local authorities.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-nationalists-rally-charlottesville-live-updates/

[shraby]

1. That's probably due to the fact that someone in the chain of command gave an order to the police

to stand down and not try to prevent violence from occurring.

Trick is to find out who gave that order. Had to have been an order because it's the law enforcement's job to maintain law and order as their main objective.

They didn't and it behooves the FBI that's investigating the incident to locate the reason why they stood around as spectators.

[sheshe2]

4. The order probably came straight from AG Sessions.

[smirkymonkey]

2. Only three?

There should be a hell of a lot more than that.

[spanone]

3. that's all that has been reported as far as i could find....

there were violent clashes way before the car killing

[Shrike47]

5. Arrests for misdemeanors. What about the major assaults?