Woman arrested for allegedly assaulting Vietnam veteran says she is the victim
The incident reportedly happened at the intersection of Main and Webster Streets.
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A Douglas woman, who allegedly knocked a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran to the ground while he had been promoting President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, was arraigned Monday in Uxbridge District Court.
Kiara R. Dudley, 34, was arrested and charged with assault and battery in connection to the incident that happened Saturday at the intersection of Main and Webster Streets, according to a statement posted on Facebook.
As Dudley spoke to reporters outside the courthouse, she claimed that she was the victim, not the veteran, who has since been identified as George Griffin.
Police said Griffin and his wife were repping flags and signs promoting Trump when Dudley, who reportedly opposed the couple’s support for the candidate, “began to berate them with insults and demanded that they leave.”
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As the couple reportedly tried to move away, police said, the woman continued to follow them and bumped the man with her body. Police said she also allegedly stepped on his “Veterans for Trump” sign and knocked him to the ground as he bent over to pick it up.
Officers said Griffin injured his finger with the fall. Although after her arraignment, WCVB reported, Dudley told the station that Griffin had attacked her.
“I was attacked by George Griffin. He came at me, tried to steal my sign. He broke my necklace. He tried to trip me, and then he told the police that I did it to him,” she said. “He lied.”
Dudley was released on $250.00 cash bail, and the station reported that she’s now asking for Griffin to be charged with assault as well.
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