Durham police officers responded Saturday night to a report of a large crowd and vandalism at the old Durham Police Department Headquarters at 505 West Chapel Hill Street.
When officers arrived, they found a large crowd of protesters in front of the building and saw people breaking windows in the building. Officers entered the building and discovered broken windows, damaged furniture and graffiti spray painted on several floors of the building.
A man was assaulted by several members of the crowd during the protest. He was thrown to the ground and kicked several times. He was treated at the scene by EMS. Officers ordered the crowd to disperse but several people refused to leave.
Officers made the following arrests:
- Samuel Lawrence Carey, 35, of Pittsboro – failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Jonathan Fitzgerald Fuller, 29, of Durham – assault on a government employee and resisting a public official
- Lydia Lenore Lewallen, 31, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Roland Murdoch McDade, 18, of Bahama - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot. He was also arrested on an old warrant for assault with a deadly weapon.
- Johnathan McKee, 31, of Raleigh - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Sarah Schwepker, 29, of Raleigh - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Gayle Schwartzberg, 27, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Kristin Sadler, 38, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Eric Lagueruela, 27, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Brianna Sikorski, 24, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Seth Keel, 25, of Durham – felony inciting to riot
- Lauren Aucoin, 25, of Hillsborough - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Anna Wallin, 35, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Qasima Wideman, 24, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Shaquille Coaxum, 26, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Cari Marinau, 24, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Timothy Osborn, 25, of Carrboro - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Dalia Belmouloud, 20, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Alexandria Stewart, 28, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Andrew Shoffner, 35, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Brian Dingledine, 46, of Chapel Hill - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Becks Kolins, 30, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Genevieve Beaudry, 30, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
People who were arrested were released on $10,000 unsecured bonds.
The building is owned by the City of Durham.
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