Man Arrested After Driving Into George Floyd Protester In Troy

TROY, MI — A 68-year-old man was arrested Monday night in Troy after he intentionally drove his vehicle into a person protesting the death of George Floyd and police brutality, Troy police said.

Troy Police said the man was arrested for felonious assault after hitting the protester with his vehicle on northbound Coolidge, at Big Beaver. The victim had no injuries, police said.

Protests and demonstrations moved to Detroit's Troy suburb after three days in Detroit. In Troy, multiple reports indicated demonstrators were met with a supportive police department, with few altercations reported outside of the felonious assault.

The groups were protesting the death of Floyd, a black man who died last week while in custody of Minneapolis police. Similar protests and demonstrations continued for a fourth day in Detroit and Grand Rapids.

After more than 100 people were arrested in Detroit over the weekend, city police chief James Craig said most of the protesters causing violence were from outside the city, The Associated Press reported.

The demonstrations in Troy were planned, and prompted the city police department to take precautions to allow the groups to demonstrate peacefully, the agency said on Twitter. At one point, Troy police closed Big Beaver to allow protesters to walk through safely.

"We appreciate the peaceful protest that has taken place in Troy tonight," the department posted on Twitter. "We are inspired by so many young people speaking out against injustice."

In Detroit and Grand Rapids, where arrests were made as protesters violated the recently implemented city curfews. The Detroit News reported that in Grand Rapids, National Guard troops, Michigan State Police and city police chased and arrested those who were out after 7 p.m.

In Detroit, protesters violated the city's 8 p.m. curfew but with fewer altercations, according to The Detroit News.

The last three days have been chaotic, as some protests have turned violent across the state. In Lansing over the weekend, a Chase Bank was broken into and at least one vehicle was rolled over and burned. In other instances, protesters were met with rubber bullets and tear gas.

Similar events took place across the country, prompting President Donald Trump to tell state leaders to "dominate" protesters. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took offense to the president's statement and responded Monday.