Pepper-sprayed UC Davis activists won't be charged [View all]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Yolo County prosecutors said Friday that they will not file charges against demonstrators at UC Davis who were pepper-sprayed by campus police during a Nov. 18 protest.
District Attorney Jeff Reisig said there was insufficient information in UC Davis police reports to charge 10 protesters who were arrested in the demonstration. Of the eight men and two women who could have faced misdemeanor charges of unlawful assembly and failure to disperse, seven were students, authorities said.
The protest drew widespread attention after two UC Davis police officers were videotaped using large canisters of pepper spray to douse seated, nonviolent demonstrators.
... In a statement, UC Davis officials said, "We welcome this development. It is an important step in helping our community heal following the regrettable events of Nov. 18."
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