Seventeen people were arrested Saturday from what police said was a separate group of protesters over two hours after the “No Kings” protest in Denver.
Police didn’t immediately provide a breakdown of who was charged with what or why, but they said six marches shut down streets throughout the day and into Saturday night. The charges against those 17 people, involved in the last march, however, included resisting arrest, obstruction of streets, failure to obey a lawful order, and unlawful throwing of projectiles.
One group of protesters clashed with police near West Colfax Avenue and Speer Boulevard near the entrance to Interstate 25, police said, and another group allegedly attempted to enter I-25 closer to 20th and Blake Streets.
Around 9:20 p.m., Denver police say some protesters threw rocks and other objects there and near West Colfax Avenue and North Osage Street, and officers in the area declared an unlawful assembly…