Portland police officers arrested two protesters on Saturday following the “No Kings” demonstration, a nationwide movement opposing the Trump administration.
Similar protests were held across the country and in more than 30 communities around Maine, including Bangor, where hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the city’s waterfront. Portland’s demonstrations drew thousands of attendees, according to the Portland Press Herald.
The Portland protests in Monument Square and Lincoln Park were relatively peaceful, according to the Portland Police Department.
But following the rally, as police officers were directing traffic at the intersection of Congress and Franklin streets, a Portland woman who was ordered to get onto the sidewalk threw a water bottle that struck a police officer, according to Brad Nadeau, spokesperson for the Portland Police Department.
Police arrested the woman, Jennie Joan Ferrare, 35, for assault and obstructing a public way.
As officers were arresting the woman, Tyler J. McGrath of Falmouth “blew an air horn directly at an officer from a close proximity, causing immediate pain in his ears,” Nadeau said. McGrath, 27, was charged with assault.
Both were transported to Cumberland County Jail.
