DOJ charges 300 people for crimes committed during protests

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged over 300 individuals for crimes committed during protests across the United States.

According to the Justice Department, the charges were filed against people from 29 states and Washington, D.C. since the end of May. There have been other arrests on a state and local level that are not included in the federal crime report.

“Violent opportunists have exploited these demonstrations in various ways,” the DOJ noted in a press release.

Currently, 94 US Attorneys’ Offices (USAOs) have been active in the effort. Multiple law enforcement agencies are helping in the investigations including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

Federal crimes ranging from civil disorder to attempted murder 

The defendants are facing criminal charges ranging from attempted murder, assaulting a law enforcement officer, arson, burglary of a federally-licensed firearms dealer, damaging federal property, malicious destruction of property using fire or explosives, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, unlawful possession of a destructive device, inciting a riot, felony civil disorder, and others.