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Trump Protester Punched And Kicked At Tucson Rally

A Donald Trump supporter who was caught on camera punching and kicking a protester at a rally in Arizona, has been charged with assault. The Daily Mail reports: Tony Pettway, 32, who is African American, was caught on camera attacking white demonstrator Bryan Sanders as he was being escorted out of the Republican event in Tuscon on Saturday. Hey, black dude at #TrumpRally in #Tuscon who brutalized protester was right beside me. https://t.co/eRxHRjD2vN pic.twitter.com/d0XiE1S6z3 — Johnny Silvercloud (@JohnnySilverclo) March 20, 2016 Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s campaign manager, also appeared to grab a protester by the collar sparking another confrontation that have become features of Trump’s recent campaign events. Sgt. Kim Bay, spokeswoman for the Tucson Police Department, said Pettway has now been arrested on a charge of assault with injury. Sanders was allegedly carrying a sign with Trump’s face emblazoned with KKK written across the visage when he was assaulted. The 33-year-old victim claims he was holding a ‘peace sign’ when he felt someone grab the placard out of his hand and ‘sucker punch’ him. He later said that he was relieved he hadn’t been killed in the violent melee at the rally. ‘I feel great that I’m not dead, but [...]