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Tue Aug 4, 2020, 11:32 PM Aug 2020

Rep. Norton wants Secret Service to answer questions about DC arrests during social justice protests

'The letter by congressman Eleanor Norton outlines her issues with two arrests of DC residents on the National Mall earlier this summer amid protests.

Congressman Eleanor Norton (D-DC) has sent a letter to Secret Service about multiple arrests the federal law enforcement service made during protests following the death of George Floyd.

The letter by Rep. Norton outlines her issues with two arrests of DC residents on the National Mall earlier this summer amid protests and riots in DC.

The arrests of two women — India Johnson and Yasmeen Winston — near the World War II Monument allegedly happened after a Secret Service vehicle crashed into a vehicle that the women were in with their kids.

Norton's office said that following the crash, the two women were handcuffed and separated from their kids, and one of the women had a gun pointed at them.

“Such an incident must not be tolerated anywhere — but it will not be tolerated in our nation’s capital,” Norton said. “I am demanding answers to several specific questions, including why these mothers were arrested at all when it was apparent that their license plate did not match the one on the stolen car and why were they never read their Miranda rights.”

In the letter to Acting Secretary Wolf and Director Murray of Homeland Security, Norton says that public records show that the car the two women were driving in was misidentified, and was similar to a car that had been stolen by two men.

Norton’s letter asks for a response in writing within five business days.'>>>

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/rep-norton-secret-service-washington-dc-protests/65-f0b6f760-f932-4408-a005-e17f5920252a?

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