The nonbinary child of Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the second-highest-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, is in serious trouble today.
Boston Police arrested Riley Dowell, 23, after officers found her defacing a historic Boston landmark with anti-police graffiti, including the acronym ACAB, which stands for “All Cops Are Bastards.” Dowell's vandalism occurred during what police are describing as an Antifa riot.
Dowell was arrested and charged with assault following an encounter with police that left one officer injured.
Rep. Clark briefly addressed the developments on Twitter.
Dowell's chosen canvas for her anarchist art was the century-old Parkman Bandstand. Recent politicians who've spoken from the bandstand include Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and President Barack Obama.
Clark has spoken about her children before, including her fear that her nonbinary child may be the target of violence directed at trans and nonbinary people.
In a recent “Meet the Press” appearance, the Massachusetts Democrat claimed that her children had nightmares about climate change.
ABC News further reports:
Police said officers responded to a report at the Parkman Bandstand Monument located within the Boston Common. They found a person, identified as Dowell, a resident of Melrose, defacing the monument with spray paint and anti-police phrases, according to police.
During the arrest, “a group of about 20 protesters began to surround officers while screaming profanities though megaphones on the public street causing traffic to come to a standstill,” police said, adding that “an officer was hit in the face and could be seen bleeding from the nose and mouth.”
Dowell was charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon, destruction or injury of personal property, and damage of property by graffiti/tagging, police said.
A fatal police shooting earlier this month in nearby Cambridge sparked protests over use of force. A 20-year-old student at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Sayed Faisal, was shot and killed by Cambridge police. He had advanced on officers with what police described as a kukri, a type of sword, and a less-than-lethal “sponge round” had failed to stop him, police said.
Clark, a rising star in the Democratic Party, has represented parts of Boston and its inner suburbs since 2013.
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