Protester from Sacramento charged with battery at Make America Great Again marchJune 3rd, 2017
A protestor from Sacramento was charged for punching a man in the face and slapping another twice at a “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) march. Jessica Aguilar, 20, Sacramento, was charged on June 1, 2017, with two misdemeanor counts of battery, and faces a maximum sentence of one year in jail. Arraignment is scheduled for June 20, 2017, 8:30 a.m. at Department W-1, West Justice Court, Westminster.
Circumstances of the Case
On March 25, 2017, approximately 2,000 individuals gathered at Bolsa Chica State Beach for a MAGA march. Aguilar is accused of attending the march as a protestor and punching John Doe 1 in the face. The defendant is also accused of slapping John Doe 2 in the face twice.
California State Parks officers were onsite to keep the peace at the event and arrested Aguilar for assaulting John Doe 1 and John Doe 2. Four additional filing requests were submitted to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) in relation to the same march. Those cases were rejected because the OCDA could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt as to who started the physical altercation.
This case is being prosecuted by Senior Deputy District Attorney Brett Brian, Special Prosecutions Unit.
http://www.oc-breeze.com/2017/06/03/103038_protester-sacramento-charged-battery-make-america-great-march/