Ferguson police officer fighting for his life. Attacked by Progressive leftists. 5 arrested. Two other officers also were hurt, one sustaining an ankle injury and another an abrasion. Both were treated at the scene.
This from CBS. Violent protests marking 10 years since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a pivotal moment in the national Black Lives Matter movement.
Several people were arrested at the protest and five are facing charges, CBS News affiliate KMOV reported. One of the suspects, 28-year-old Elijah Gantt of East St. Louis, is charged with first-degree assault, resisting arrest, first-degree property damage and two counts of fourth-degree assault, KMOV reported. Police say Gantt was one of many who pulled on and damaged a section of fencing around the police station. Police said body camera footage showed officers ordering Gantt to stop and telling him he was being arrested.
