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None of 99 arrested during downtown Cleveland riots were from outside Ohio, countering Cleveland police chief’s statements

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NEW!12,516sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — None of the 99 people arrested Saturday during the riots in downtown Cleveland that followed protests over the police killing of George Floyd are from outside Ohio, and few are from outside neighboring counties, according to jail and court records.Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams, on Saturday, said he believed many of those who rioted and looted in downtown were not from the area and said on Sunday that some were from out of state.Cuyahoga County Jail records, however, show no arrests of anyone from outside the state of from over the weekend.Police arrested 15 people from outside Cuyahoga County during the protests, including people from Mentor, Elyria, Copley, Macedonia, Ashtabula, Columbus, Lorain Willoughby, Amherst, Kent, Stow, Cuyahoga Falls and Oberlin, according to jail records.Most of those charged were from Cleveland. Dozens of others are from suburbs like Solon, Parma Heights, Maple Heights and Warrensville Heights.The charges included breaking and entering, aggravated rioting and failing to comply with police orders for incidents of vandalism and looting, while a few are accused of throwing rocks at officers. No one was charged with inciting violence.No court or jail records indicate, however, an arrest Williams mentioned in a late Sunday Facebook Live news conference about a man driving into the city with an “incendiary device.”Cleveland police have released no information about the arrests as of Monday afternoon, no police reports or a list of those arrested during the protests. Cleveland officials later said they believe some of those arrested may have given fake addresses.Jail records show 56 of those arrested are black, 31 white, five Hispanic, one Asian and six that are listed as “other.”The number of arrests tops the 71 arrested during protests in 2015 following the acquittal of former Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo, who was charged in connection with the infamous “137 shots” incident in which the unarmed Timothy Russel and Malissa Williams were killed. Judges tossed some of those cases and the city paid a settlement to a group who sued on the grounds they were unlawfully arrested.Most of the 23 charged with felonies so far list Cleveland addresses.Williams’ statement about violent protesters hailing from outside cities or states hews closely with what officials in cities throughout the country have said following riots. The “outside agitator” theory also has a in the American Civil-Rights Movement as law enforcement, and political leaders often used it to assign blame for unrest to people who “invaded” their communities to avoid addressing the systemic racial problems within them.In many of the demonstrations that followed the Floyd killing, those statements have not rung true, according to the Cleveland police officials have not responded to questions about exactly why they believe non-Ohioans caused or took part in riots that badly damaged downtown Cleveland and left 20 people injured.About 60 people arrested as of Monday face charges relating to the protests and more are expected to be charged. Most are misdemeanors of failing to comply with police orders and disorderly conduct.Those charged with felonies are accused of smashing windows in downtown businesses, throwing rocks and other objects at police officers, refusing to leave the protest and threatening police officers.A 28-year-old Cleveland man is accused of climbing the fence at Progressive Field, stripping naked and running around the bases. Several others face charges that accuse them of looting the Villa shoe store on East 79th Street and Euclid Avenue, once late Saturday and again Sunday morning.Another is accused of looting the House of Blues and resisting arrest. Cleveland police used a stun gun on the man, according to court records. One juvenile, a 15-year-old boy, was charged with aggravated burglary after entering Tower City with a gun during the protests, according to court records.Other court documents, however, offer little information about what those arrested did to warrant criminal charges. Some are accused of acting disorderly after Mayor Frank Jackson imposed an 8 p.m. curfew that night, but court records list no other details.Of the 49 arraigned in Cleveland Municipal Court on Monday, all but one were given personal bonds and ordered released from the jail.Judge Michelle Earley granted prosecutor’s requests to seize the cellphones of all those charged with felonies so detectives can conduct forensic examinations of the phones.Read more from :Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.

NEW!12,516sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — None of the 99 people arrested Saturday during the riots in downtown Cleveland that followed protests over the police killing of George Floyd are from outside Ohio, and few are from outside neighboring counties, according to jail and court records.Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams, on Saturday, said he believed many of those who rioted and looted in downtown were not from the area and said on Sunday that some were from out of state.Cuyahoga County Jail records, however, show no arrests of anyone from outside the state of from over the weekend.Police...

None of 99 arrested during downtown Cleveland riots were from outside Ohio, countering Cleveland police chief’s statements

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