The daughter of House Minority Whip Catherine Clark (D-Mass.) was arrested Sunday in a standoff with police at a protest in Boston, Mass., for allegedly spray-painting a monument and assaulting an officer.
“Last night my daughter was arrested in Boston, Massachusetts. I love Riley and this is a very difficult time in the joy and pain cycle of parenting. This will be evaluated by the legal system and I am confident in that process,” Clarke said on Twitter.
Boston police arrested Riley Dowell, 23, on Saturday night after he allegedly defaced the Parkman Bandstand monument on Boston Common with spray paint, according to a release from the police department, which uses a former name.
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Graffiti Dowell noted on the monument included “NO COP CITY” and “ACAB,” an acronym for “All Cops Are Bastards,” according to police.
An officer was reportedly punched in the face during Dowell’s arrest, while about 20 other protesters surrounded officers, shouting profanities into megaphones and blocking traffic on a nearby public street.
Dowell was charged with damage to property by graffiti, destruction of personal property and assault with a dangerous weapon and will likely be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court.
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