Mon Jun 27, 2022 – 9:14 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — After the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Friday overturning Roe v. Wade, a pro-abortion protester from Los Angeles was taken into custody on a charge of attempted murder of local police officers after injuring an officer with a flamethrower.
Michael Ortiz was among many gathered in downtown Los Angeles to demand abortion access on a national level. According to Los Angeles Police Chief Michael Moore, the demonstrations were not overrun with incidents of violence.
“I’m grateful today’s events were largely peaceful,” the chief posted. “Unfortunately, some chose to enter the freeway posing a serious risk. Later, a much smaller group fired pyrotechnics at officers. Our people strived to facilitate demonstrations while defending our people from dangerous assaults.”
Ortiz used a homemade flamethrower on an officer, resulting in burn wounds that required medical attention. The injured officer was released from the hospital after treatment.
Juliana Bernado, 23, was arrested along with Ortiz. She was taken into custody after attempting to take an officer’s baton and resisting arrest. Bernado has since been released from jail on a bond of $25,000, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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