The landmark Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case, which overturned the long-standing 1973 Roe v. Wade judgment, spurred violent public upheaval across the country, as Breitbart News reported.
Michael Ortiz, 30, and Juliana Bernado, 23, were among those captured during a conflict with police officers in the downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore said.
“The vast majority of those involved were peaceful and law-abiding, however, a much smaller group of individuals took to the streets with the intention of creating chaos and destruction,” the LAPD said.
The protests went long into the night before members of the crowd began “throwing fireworks and other makeshift weapons” at the officers, police alleged.
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Such was the press of people the LAPD declared an illegal assembly late in the night after protesters filled downtown streets and some briefly blocked traffic on two freeways.
Ortiz was supposedly among those members. He is accused of tossing a makeshift flamethrower at an officer, who had to be treated for burns. He was charged with the attempted murder of a police officer, KTLA reported.
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At some point in the night, Bernado allegedly attempted to take an officer’s baton and was subsequently taken into custody, the New York Post reported. She faces possible charges for resisting arrest.
“I condemn the violence against officers that occurred last night and into today,” LAPD Chief Michel Moore said in a news release.
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“Individuals participating in such criminal activity are not exercising their 1st Amendment rights in protest of the Supreme Court decision, rather, they are acting as criminals. The Department will vigorously pursue prosecution of these individuals.”
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Hundreds of activists assembled outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Saturday, one day after the court overruled the decades-old landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Those present were mostly pro-abortion protesters, holding signs reading “my body my choice,” “I don’t regret my abortion,” “abortion saves lives,” and many more.
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The Supreme Court overturned both Roe and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in a 5–4 opinion Friday, marking a historic win for the pro-life movement. The court ruled the Constitution does not include a right to abortion and flipped control of the issue back to individual states.
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