Whipple Building Protest Ends in Unlawful Assembly as 54 Arrested After Deputy Hit by Ice
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Protests outside St. Paul’s Whipple Federal Building were declared an unlawful assembly after objects were thrown and a deputy was struck in the head with ice; a squad windshield was broken and authorities, including the Minnesota State Patrol and DNR, arrested 54 people (25 by State Patrol). Most arrests were for unlawful assembly or obstructing legal process, with minimal force used and no arrestees injured; one trooper sustained a minor injury.
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