Police in arrested an armed protester – who is a convicted felon and had warrants out for his arrest – after he tried to fight someone during Saturday’s “No Kings” demonstration in Huntington Beach.
Information released by the Huntington Beach Police Department indicates that, around 3:30 p.m., officers patrolling near Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway – next to the Huntington Beach Pier – when they saw a man “actively shouting at a pedestrian and challenging him to a fight.”
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The man, who police say was waving a Mexican flag, was identified as 25-year-old Eduardo Pineda. Upon contacting Pineda, officers discovered he had active warrants out for his arrest for vandalism and battery.
“During a search [related] to the arrest, officers located a loaded handgun concealed in his waistband,” HBPD said Sunday morning. “Further investigation revealed Pineda is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing firearms.”
Pineda was thus booked for being a felon in possession of a loaded firearm and challenging another person to fight in public in addition to his outstanding warrants…