Denver man arrested in assault of pro-Trump ‘No Kings’ counter-demonstrator

Police have arrested a -year-old man for allegedly assaulting a middle-aged man who interjected himself into Denver s downtown No Kings demonstration shouted expletives and a slur then fell in a street fracas and suffered a serious injury The assault occurred after the older man declared Yes Trump according to a Denver Police document A video circulating on social media manifested the older man wearing a blue New York Giants logo shirt gesturing at and deriding demonstrators on Saturday afternoon as they rallied near Denver s Union Station The man ran and fell against pavement on his face the video shows He got up and ran again then was tripped and fell onto the street by a curb against his head Bleeding he got up again and with friends ran and clashed with demonstrators Certain demonstrators tried to help him pointing to his head suggesting he needed biological care as blood covered the left side of his face Denver police on Monday substantiated they arrested Jose Cardenas after tracking him from Wynkoop Street where the assault occurred at about p m to North Lincoln Street near the intersection with th Avenue where Cardenas attempted to run from officers Observers identified Cardenas as the one who assaulted the counter demonstrator the police declaration of probable cause for arrest commented Cardenas was transported to the Denver Jail and charged with aggravated assault Police did not identify the victim The summary announced he suffered a serious laceration to his head Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day