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Texas council candidate arrested for protest
Texas city council candidate Misael Ramos faces riot charge after ICE shooting protest.
In brief
Texas city council candidate Misael Ramos faces riot charge after ICE shooting protest. Texas city council candidate Misael Ramos was arrested for 'riot participation' following a protest against an ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan asylum seeker. Originally reported by ABC News.
Arrest
A Texas city council candidate was arrested Saturday morning on a misdemeanor charge for 'riot participation'.
Date of alleged riot
Ramos' attorney said his client was accused of engaging in a riot on September 20, the day of protests over the ICE shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez.
Ramos denies charge
Ramos denies wrongdoing and will contest the charge, his campaign said in a news release.
Attorney's statement
Ramos' attorney Edmund Skip Davis said he saw people chanting and protesting, not riots.
Ramos released
Ramos was released during a news conference with crowds cheering, calling it 'one of the craziest mornings I have had in a long time'.
ICE shooting details
Garces Perez was shot while making a DoorDash delivery after ICE officers sideswiped his car twice.
The short version
Texas city council candidate Misael Ramos was arrested for 'riot participation' following a protest against an ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan asylum seeker.
