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Suspect Arrested For Tossing ‘Commercial Grade Firework’ At Restaurant Patrons Following Million MAGA March

Eric Quintanar
Suspect Arrested For Tossing ‘Commercial Grade Firework’ At Restaurant Patrons Following Million MAGA March
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The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a man suspected of tossing a “commercial grade firework” at a group of people dining at a restaurant following the Million MAGA March in Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening.

Javien Michael Dawson, a 26-year-old local resident, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon for tossing a “commercial grade firework at several victims” on the 1600 block of K Street, NW, per police. The location is only two blocks from the White House.

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