DOJ: More Than 300 Charged With Crimes Committed Near or at Protests Since May

Rioters set fire to a Wells fargo bank across the street from the Minneapolis Police 5th Precinct during the fourth night of protests and violence following the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 29, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

More than 300 people have been charged with committing crimes “adjacent to or under the guise of peaceful demonstrations since the end of May,” the Department of Justice announced on Sept. 24.

The alleged crimes were committed in 29 states and the District of Columbia, authorities said.