Woman charged with attempted murder after plowing through crowd of Trump supporters with car



A woman was arrested and charged with attempted murder for driving her car through a crowd of President Donald Trump supporters on Saturday. Two people were hit by the vehicle and suffered "major injuries."

There were dueling protests in Yorba Linda, California, on Saturday afternoon between Black Lives Matter supporters and a pro-Trump crowd. There was also reportedly a demonstration by "Caravan for Justice," a Black Lives Matter-inspired social justice group that is "dedicated to the next level of progression in our fight for equality and justice" and calls for the "boycott businesses and foundations that support and fund corrupt police departments," according to the group's Facebook page.

The Orange County Sheriff's Department believes the driver that rammed demonstrators is a member of the Caravan for Justice event, ABC News reported. Authorities identify the driver as Tatiana Turner, 40, of Long Beach.

"Federal records show that Turner filed a trademark application for Caravan4Justice in July," the Daily Mail reported. Turner was named as a "beneficiary" for a GoFundMe campaign titled "Fundraising for Caravan4Justice" that was launched in July.

At around 3 p.m., a white car drove into a crowd of Trump supporters who were gathered at the parking lot of the Yorba Linda Public Library. Shocking video shows the vehicle smashing through people who were waving American flags and wearing pro-Trump paraphernalia. After the car accelerates into the crowd, knocking several people to the ground, a man punches and breaks the rear window of the car as Turner drives away.

The crowd chased after the car after plowing through the rally. After getting the attention of law enforcement, police pulled over Turner a short distance away from the incident.

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"The man suffered two broken legs and the woman had major injuries," Sgt. Dennis Breckner, of the Orange County Sheriff's Department, told KTTV-TV. "Both were transported to a hospital for treatment of their injuries."

Both people who were injured are expected to survive, officials said.

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The driver, a 40-year-old woman and Black Lives Matter supporter from Long Beach, was arrested on suspicion of assa… https://t.co/cDHdnvcLKf
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Turner was arrested and charged with suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder. She was booked into Orange County Jail.

During the two demonstrations that were held about 35 miles east of Los Angeles, protesters from each side clashed. At least one person was pepper-sprayed by protester.

"Due to the physical altercations and reports of individuals within the crowd having weapons, an unlawful assembly was declared and a dispersal order was issued," the sheriff's office said. The crowd dispersed by 4:30 p.m., authorities said.

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#OCSDPIO Protests today in Yorba Linda resulted in two arrests and injuries to multiple people, with a vehicle driv… https://t.co/kKvVvGXBwS
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At one moment during the rally, a demonstrator hugged a police officer.

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On Thursday night in Hollywood, California, a white Toyota Prius drove through a crowd of protesters. The car drove slowly and there were no reports of injuries, but it sparked a wild car chase that ended with the driver being detained by police.

Car plows through crowd of Breonna Taylor protesters; Denver police detain driver



Video shows a car plowing through a crowd of people at a Breonna Taylor protest in Denver on Wednesday night. The Denver Police Department has announced that the driver has been detained.

Protesters were gathered near the Colorado state Capitol following the decision by a grand jury not to indict police officers on homicide charges in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. There was a march through the streets of Denver, where protesters blocked the passage of a vehicle.

A crowd gathered around the silver Volvo SUV when it was stopped, and one of the protesters kicked the car. Then the driver inches forward, despite people standing in front of the car. A protester throws an object at the windshield. That's when the driver hits the gas pedal and accelerates into the crowd.

The car rammed through the crowd, including one person who held a bicycle in front of the SUV. Several people were knocked to the ground, and the bicycle was run over. Around 9:15 p.m., the car fled from the scene as protesters chased after the vehicle.

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"The confrontation began when the driver pulled into the protest area and was stopped by protesters," Denver Post reporter Shelly Bradbury, who captured video of the incident, said. "The protesters surrounded the vehicle and told the driver to turn around. They shouted at each other, then the driver accelerated into the protesters after a few tense minutes."

"The person who was hit, Kate, said she is not badly hurt. Her wrist is scraped up," Bradbury wrote on Twitter.

On at 11:31 p.m. Wednesday, the Denver Police Department announced, "One male has been detained."

Earlier this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced a proposed new law that would protect drivers who kill or injure demonstrators if they are "fleeing for safety from a mob."

Earlier this month, the driver of a black Ford Taurus rammed into a crowd of about 350 Black Lives Matter protesters in New York City.

In July, a man driving a maroon SUV allegedly tried to plow through a crowd of pedestrians taking part in a Blue Lives Matter rally at a park in Colorado.

In May, a driver drove a car into a crowd of George Floyd protesters in Bakersfield, California.

Another incident from May shows a driver hitting a protester in Minneapolis.