{"id":2309853,"date":"2024-07-26T19:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T23:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309853"},"modified":"2024-07-26T19:06:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T23:06:52","slug":"eight-anti-israel-protesters-face-federal-charges-after-dc-prosecutors-drop-cases-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-anti-israel-protesters-face-federal-charges-after-dc-prosecutors-drop-cases-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight anti-Israel protesters face federal charges after DC prosecutors drop cases &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feight-anti-israel-protesters-face-federal-charges-after-dc-prosecutors-drop-cases-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309853&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Washington\u2063 D.C., at least \u200beight individuals arrested during\u2064 an anti-Israel protest\u2063 face federal \u2064criminal charges, while local prosecutors have dropped cases \u200bagainst \u2064many others. \u200cFederal charges include attempted \u200bweapon\u2064 possession, assaults on law \u2063enforcement, and attempted theft.\u200d The defendants, who have all pleaded not guilty, were among 25 \u2064arrests made during \u200dviolent protests related\u2064 to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s visit. Although initial reports \u2063suggested \u2064more serious offenses, only these \u2064eight are facing \u2063federal\u200d charges, while many others will not see prosecution \u200dat this\u2062 time. The discrepancies in the cases\u2064 prompted criticism online regarding the perceived leniency\u2064 in\u2063 how\u2063 these\u200d protests\u2062 and associated \u200carrests\u2062 were \u200bhandled.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Eight anti-Israel protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-charged-with-election-interference-for-social-media-post\/\" title=\"Conservative charged with election interference for social media post\">face federal charges<\/a> after DC prosecutors drop cases<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1712785\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>At least eight people arrested during the anti-Israel protest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, on Wednesday now face federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>criminal<\/a> charges, while some are either still pending or being dropped by local prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors at the U.S. attorney&rsquo;s office in D.C. have charged eight people so far, including Crow Momamome, Antonio Somerville, and Frederick Coates, with attempting to carry a dangerous weapon. Zachary Allen Kam is being charged with two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer, while Nathaniel Lawrence, Sonia Krishan, and Roger Miller are being charged with attempted theft. Essa Eject is being charged with threats related to the demonstration, officials told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies arrested 25 people at the violent protests, but both federal and local prosecutors suggested just eight of them are currently facing charges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Protesters demonstrate outside the Capitol, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C., during of a scheduled visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo\/Mike Stewart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All of the aforementioned defendants have pleaded not guilty to their charges. Meanwhile, numerous other people arrested during the protests will not face charges at this time.<\/p>\n<p>The D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mi-lawmakers-just-made-it-easier-to-commit-election-fraud\/\" title=\"MI Lawmakers Simplify Process for Election Fraud\">attorney general&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office was presented with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3100234\/at-least-11-anti-israel-protesters-have-cases-dropped-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>11 cases that were not &ldquo;papered,&rdquo;<\/a> meaning the office will not charge them. Of that group, three were initially charged by the D.C. prosecutors for &ldquo;crossing police line,&rdquo; five for &ldquo;disorderly conduct &mdash; inciting violence,&rdquo; and three for &ldquo;disorderly conduct &mdash; causing unreasonable fear.&rdquo; The attorney general&rsquo;s office said federal prosecutors charged some in that group instead.<\/p>\n<p>There are also five pending misdemeanor citation cases for &ldquo;crowding, obstructing, or incommoding,&rdquo; for which the prosecutors have not yet made a charging decision.<\/p>\n<p>An official with the attorney general&rsquo;s office told the Washington Examiner their office is tasked with handling more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-will-stop-prosecuting-low-level-offenses-such-as-drug-possession-prostitution\/\" title=\"Baltimore Will Stop Prosecuting Low-Level Offenses Such As Drug Possession, Prostitution\">low-level offenses<\/a> related to the protest, while more serious charges are handled by federal prosecutors. The attorney general&rsquo;s office typically handles juvenile crime, not adult crime.<\/p>\n<p>Although initial&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/07\/24\/dc-protest-netanyahu-visit-israel-gaza-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statements<\/a>&nbsp;from the Metropolitan Police Department cited four arrests for assault on a police officer at the protest, the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner&nbsp;<\/em>was only able to track down identifying information for three individuals, including Kam. Another individual is Kevin Ramirez, who was accused of one misdemeanor count for assault on an officer, though federal prosecutors appear to have declined to bring charges in his case, meaning he may only face charges for low-level offenses, including &ldquo;Inciting Violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The third suspect who was charged with assaulting an officer was a 15-year-old from Ohio, and an official with the attorney general&rsquo;s office said the juvenile was not charged by either local or federal prosecutors, telling the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> to &ldquo;infer&rdquo; that he will not face any charges.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the eight people who have been charged thus far in the D.C. Superior Court have been given initial appearance dates in court but have only been given orders to &ldquo;stay away&rdquo; from Union Station, where hundreds of protesters crowded as some defaced property with graffiti, including messages such as &ldquo;Hamas is coming&rdquo; and &ldquo;Free Palestine,&rdquo; and where they burned an American flag and an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>It appears federal prosecutors at this time have not brought charges against anyone for destroying or defacing government property out of the 25 total people who were arrested by the metropolitan police, Capitol Police, and U.S. Park Police, according to a <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>review of the charges.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The small number of arrests and the minimal charges against the protesters have prompted some online critics to decry a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fisher4maryland\/status\/1816891714511991119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;two-tiered&rdquo;<\/a>&nbsp;justice system in light of the more than 1,400 protesters who were charged after Jan. 6, 2021, for participating in the riot at the Capitol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For example, a man who was arrested and charged with punching a police officer on Jan. 6, New Jersey gym owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/59300042\/united-states-v-fairlamb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kevin Fairlamb<\/a>, pleaded guilty to a felony assault charge weeks after the protest and was subsequently sentenced to 41 months in prison.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For misdemeanor charges such as the counts against Kam, who is facing two charges of assaulting a law enforcement officer, each simple assault charge carries penalties such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalcriminaldefenseadvocates.com\/assault-federal-officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fines and\/or imprisonment<\/a> for up to one year per violation.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether more protesters will face federal charges for the demonstration. A spokeswoman for the attorney&rsquo;s office told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>on Friday afternoon, &ldquo;There is no further information at this time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1712785\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1712785\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight individuals arrested during an anti-Israel protest in Washington, D.C., now face federal charges, while local prosecutors have either dropped or are still considering charges against others. The U.S. attorney\u2019s office in D.C. has charged these eight, including Crow Momamome, Antonio Somerville, and Frederick Coates, with attempting to carry a dangerous weapon. Zachary Allen Kam faces two counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer, while Nathaniel Lawrence, Sonia Krishan, and Roger Miller are charged with attempted theft. Essa Eject is charged with making threats related to the protest, according to officials from the Washington Examiner. <\/p>\n<p>A total of 25 people were arrested during the protests, but only eight are currently facing charges, as indicated by both federal and local prosecutors. All of the charged individuals have pleaded not guilty. Meanwhile, many others arrested will not be charged at this time. The D.C. attorney general\u2019s office received 11 cases that were not pursued, including three initially charged for &#8220;crossing police lines,&#8221; five for &#8220;disorderly conduct\u2014inciting violence,&#8221; and three for &#8220;disorderly conduct\u2014causing unreasonable fear.&#8221; The attorney general&#8217;s office noted that some of these cases were taken over by federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>There are also five pending misdemeanor cases related to &#8220;crowding, obstructing, or incommoding,&#8221; for which no charging decision has been made yet. An official from the attorney general\u2019s office explained that their office typically handles lower-level offenses, while more serious charges are managed by federal prosecutors. <\/p>\n<p>Although initial reports from the Metropolitan Police Department mentioned four arrests for assaulting a police officer, the Washington Examiner could only confirm three individuals, including Kam. Another suspect, Kevin Ramirez, faced a misdemeanor charge for assaulting an officer, but federal prosecutors have not pursued charges against him, suggesting he may only face lesser offenses. A 15-year-old from Ohio was also implicated but has not been charged by either local or federal authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The eight charged individuals have been given court appearance dates and orders to stay away from Union Station, where protests included graffiti defacement and the burning of an American flag and an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Notably, federal prosecutors have not charged anyone for property destruction or defacement among the 25 arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The limited number of arrests and charges has led some critics to claim a &#8220;two-tiered&#8221; justice system, especially when compared to the over 1,400 protesters charged following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. For instance, Kevin Fairlamb, who was charged with assaulting a police officer during that event, pleaded guilty to a felony and received a 41-month prison sentence. <\/p>\n<p>As for the current situation, it remains unclear if more protesters will face federal charges, with a spokesperson for the attorney\u2019s office stating that there is no additional information available at this time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2309857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Protesters_Netanyahu_Capitol_Police_33633.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5845,36412,36411,4007],"class_list":["post-2309853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-anti-israel","tag-dc-prosecutors","tag-federal-charges","tag-protesters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Protesters_Netanyahu_Capitol_Police_33633.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2309857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}