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Greg Locke + Proud Boys + Counter-Protesters = Two Arrests at The Church at Planned Parenthood

Minutes later, the two groups began to converge with the MRT officers placing themselves in the middle in an attempt to keep the groups separate. Individuals from each side refused to obey officer orders and continued to clash. Both groups sprayed chemical irritants at each other and the officers. To stop the continued physical assaults, MRT officers used two crowd control munitions along with a loud distraction device. No chemical agents were deployed by officers.

Police arrested Shawn Christopher Alyn Davidson, 30, for disorderly conduct in the second degree and Ricky Dale Clark, 64, for assault in the third degree, riot, disorderly conduct in the second degree, and resisting arrest.

In his post, Peters said that The Church at Planned Parenthood is not affiliated with the Proud Boys, but that the group “literally saved our lives” by standing between the worshipers and “the Antifa/Leftist mob.” 

A counter-protester named Joe Smothers has a different version of what happened. Smothers says that tensions at TCAPP events have indeed been escalating and implied that at the last one, someone on the TCAPP side attacked a cameraman. According to Smothers, around 40 Proud Boys showed up Tuesday “looking for a fight” because they had heard about the cameraman attack from someone who claims to be an “antifa hunter.” Smothers says that on Tuesday evening, “fights broke out” after a “right winger” attacked someone with a riot shield. He also claims that at one point six to eight Proud Boys attacked one person. 

In the news release, SPD said that it is difficult to make arrests during “dynamic situations” and that the department will be conducting follow-up investigations.