Videos have emerged revealing what sparked a riot in Madison, Wisconsin on Tuesday that resulted in an abolitionist statue being toppled, the destruction of private property, and the physical assault of an openly “gay progressive” Democratic politician.
The videos, including two posted by the Madison Police Department, show the arrest of a baseball bat-wielding Black Lives Matter protester, identified as Devonere Johnson, 28, whose threatening behavior and rhetoric prompted 911 calls, and who subsequently resisted arrest and managed to escape. In the videos, bystanders can be seen attempting to accuse police of detaining a black man without cause.
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