As the Rittenhouse trial entered its third day of deliberations, a man armed with a knife was arrested outside the courthouse.  Jonathan David Clark, age 37, was arrested today and charged with possession of a weapon within 1000 feet of a schoolzone.  Video captured from the incident shows a black clad man being arrested by police.  Clark had to cross multiple state lines to get to the courthouse.

Two other anti Rittenhouse protesters were arrested on Wednesday evening.  20 year old Anthony Chacon was arrested after being caught on video assaulting a pro Rittenhouse protester as well as a journalist.  Chacon was also arrested for bail jumping on a previous felony charge, as well as misdemeanors for disorderly conduct, obstructing/resisting an officer, battery, and bail jumping on a misdemeanor.

Shaquita Cornelius was also arrested on Wednesday evening after video footage was captured showing her arguing with a police officer and resisting arrest.  Cornelius was charged on possession of marijuana, disorderly conduct, and obstructing/resisting an officer.  Cornelius is a local leader in the Black Lives Matter movement, serving as Co-Chair of Black Lives Matter of Lake County, Illinois.

Juror intimidation as well as attempts to intimidate judges in prominent cases has been a persistent issue in recent months.  Thursday morning, an MSNBC reporter was arrested after allegedly following the jury bus back to the hotel where jurors were staying after deliberations.  George Floyd’s nephew, Cortez Rice, has issued veiled threats to the jurors in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, with the support of Unicorn Riot, an antifa affiliated organization.  “I ain’t even gonna name the people that I know that’s up in the Kenosha trial,” Rice said. “But it’s cameras in there. It’s definitely cameras up in there. There’s definitely people taking pictures of the juries and everything like that. We know what’s going on.” “so we need the same results, man.” said Rice in a video

 

 

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