Three protesters described as antifa are also wanted after police say they threw bottles and punches during the incident.
By Kelly Weill and Pervaiz Shallwani
The New York Police Department announced Monday that it has enough
evidence to charge nine members of the right-wing group Proud Boys and
three protesters with various counts of rioting, assault, and attempted
assault. The brawl between the two sides erupted a few blocks from the Metropolitan Republican Club after a speech by Proud Boys leader Gavin McInnes on Friday.
NYPD
Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said Monday that police recovered
multiple videos of the incident and have spoken to witnesses and sources
as they work to put together what took place in the moments after Proud
Boys and associates left the Manhattan club.
“This is an active
investigation that literally as we were preparing to come here we are
identifying additional people involved,” Shea said. Illustrating just
how fluid the investigation is, police changed the number of people they
wanted from 11 to 12 in the middle of their briefing Monday afternoon.
In
a 25-minute briefing, police gave a detailed account of what happened
outside the club after McInnes’ controversial appearance.
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Source: The Daily Beast
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