Des Moines Black Lives Matter Organizer Arrested on 9 Felony Counts
By Michael Austin
Published September 3, 2020 at 12:17pm
A Black Lives Matter organizer was arrested in Johnston County, Iowa, on Tuesday.
University of Iowa police arrested the organizer, Matthew Bruce, 24, and charged him with nine felony counts of assault with intent to injure a peace officer and one count of interfering with official acts.
The assaults occurred during a demonstration outside the university president’s residence.
According to criminal complaints acquired by KCRG-TV, Bruce pointed a laser beam light into the eyes of multiple police officers during the demonstration.
Several officers needed medical treatment following the incident.
When officers approached Bruce and asked him to stop, the Black Lives Matter organizer ran away, according to the report. He was arrested later that night.
This was the fourth time in recent months that Bruce has been arrested, according to the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
In June, he was accused of vandalizing a police patrol car and later voluntarily turned himself into Des Moines police on first-degree criminal mischief charges.
In July, Bruce was charged with interference of official acts with bodily injury, two counts of assault of a peace officer and disorderly conduct.
In August, the BLM organizer was again charged with interfering with official acts when he allegedly ordered a group of followers to block off police detectives who were assigned to monitor a protest against a Des Moines City Council member.
On Tuesday, after Bruce’s latest arrest, Des Moines Black Lives Matter asked its Facebook followers to donate to the group’s bail fund.
“Free all political prisoners. Donate to the bail fund,” the post said, providing links for contributions.
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Black Lives Matter groups and supporters have been criticized for bailing out rioters, looters and other individuals committing criminal acts during the nationwide demonstrations that followed the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
The Black Lives Matter protests were reignited following the Aug. 23 police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Poster Comment:
This creep deserves every bit of grief he gets since shining lasers into the eyes of police can be harmful.
At the concerts sometimes some clown would shine a red laser at the stage. Once on the north side someone in the upper level was doing that.
I went up there to see about confiscating the laser. I figured I had him pin pointed. When he flashed it again, I reached into the row and grabbed it from his hand. The bands did not like when those lasers were flashed since it distracted the band members.
I sold that laser to a girl on the crew for $5. ;)
#1: Dakmar To: BTP Holdings (#0)
Dakmar posted on 2020-09-04 12:01:17 Reply Private Reply
#2: BTP Holdings To: Dakmar (#1)
Did CHA really ship those people to Des Moines?
From what my sister in Chicago told me several years back, they moved them all out to Section 8 housing in the suburbs.
She told me she knew a woman out there who was a police officer and she told her, "Things are not the way they used to be."
A lot of those people are into petty theft and drugs. So you can draw your own conclusions on the matter. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-09-04 12:28:16 Reply Private Reply
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Dakmar posted on 2020-09-04 12:38:56 Reply Private Reply
#4: randge To: BTP Holdings (#0)
For your information:
A poster on ZeroHedge has put up links on some significant leftist support materials. The contents provide a sort of "commie insurrection handbook."
Reading through this material gives a guy a sense of the scale of resources put at the disposal of these incendiaries.
Organizations to Support
2020 BLM Resource Guide
Mutual Aid Document
randge posted on 2020-09-04 13:05:57 Reply Private Reply
#5: BTP Holdings To: Dakmar (#3)
I thought the Scandinavians were up in Minnesota. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-09-04 13:13:14 Reply Private Reply
#6: BTP Holdings To: randge (#4)
I was reading an article about a woman who lived in a community out west. She had a small dog and there was a doggie door in the rear door of the house.
Her neighbor called her and told her someone was trying to get into her home.
She had a small caliber handgun and when the bad guy tried coming thru the doggie door she shot him in the head. It didn't kill him but it sure stopped him cold.
The cops arrived shortly thereafter and took the perp into custody and to the hospital.
No charges were filed against the homeowner. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-09-04 13:23:26 Reply Private Reply