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2 Men Charged for Attacking Police Officers During Rochester Riot

2 Men Charged for Attacking Police Officers During Rochester Riot
Demonstrators march for Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York on Sept. 7, 2020. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
9/9/2020|Updated: 9/9/2020

The Department of Justice on Wednesday charged two men for attacking police officers in Rochester, New York, during a violent protest on Sept. 5.

The prosecutors indicted Adam Green, 20, for striking a police officer in the helmet with a makeshift wooden shield. Dallas Williams-Smothers, 20, is accused of lobbing a commercial grade mortar firework at a group of officers. Both men face five years in prison if convicted.

Ivan Pentchoukov
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