A 42-year-old transgender activist was arrested after he was caught on camera charging at a group of anti-abortion students in Richmond, Virginia.
Noah Cleveland was charged with disorderly conduct after the incident. videos posted online An activist wearing a purple tank top, black leggings and a bright pink headband was seen Wednesday charging into a group participating in the city’s annual March for Our Lives, Capitol Police confirmed to The Post. .
Mr. Cleveland was also seen carrying a transgender flag as he charged into the crowd, knocking off the glasses of demonstrators and pushing people aside.
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“Hey, look,” one person said.
he was there I saw it later He was taken away by police with his hands handcuffed behind his back.
Savannah Deretich, Students for Life Action government affairs coordinator, argued that Cleveland is “notorious” and has “appeared at events like this before.”
“He lunged at me chanting something and I knew he was going to attack me so I took out my phone to record it,” she said. According to the Daily Mail.
“He sprinted toward our people, knocked glasses off people’s heads, ran through marching signs, and kept running.
“I saw him arrested by the police a while later.”
Added Liberty University freshman Kelsey McCormack: “We were nearing the end of the march and were shouting ‘We are the pro-life generation’ and ‘Abolish abortion’ with megaphones.”
“Then we saw trans activists running, jumping and waving flags, charging into the group and chasing a large flag,” she said. he told The Daily Signal.
It is unclear whether Mr. Cleveland has been charged with disorderly conduct or whether he remains in jail.
The newspaper contacted the local attorney’s office, which said the court had not yet received records regarding Cleveland.
