BOSTON — The daughter of Rep. Katherine Clark pleaded not guilty at Boston Municipal Court on Monday morning to charges including assaulting a police officer incurred at a protest against police over the weekend.
Riley Dowell, 23 — referred to as Jared Dowell in court documents — is facing charges of assaulting a police officer, tagging property, vandalism of a historical marker and resisting arrest.
She was ordered to stay away from the Boston Common and was released on $500 bail which was posted previous to Monday’s arraignment.
Dowell was seen spray painting the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common with messages including “NO COP CITY” and “ACAB” with a group of around 20 protesters Saturday night.
A chaotic scene erupted when police tried to arrest Dowell. During the commotion, Dowell “flailed, striking an officer in the face,” prosecutors said at Monday’s arraignment.
The officer was seen “bleeding from his nose and mouth” after the altercation, according to Dowell’s arrest report, and transported to the hospital.
Dowell was arrested Saturday with a second protester, Andrea Colletti, 27, of Brighton. Colletti was also arraigned Monday and pleaded not guilty to charges of tagging property, vandalizing a historic marker and resisting arrest.
At the arraignment, Dowell’s attorney Chris Dearborn also asked that some personal information be redacted in light of “extremist” online commentary and “veiled threats.”
Dowell will return for a pretrial hearing April 19.
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