A St. Cloud man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a protester in Minneapolis this weekend. The man was held in the Hennepin County Jail on a single charge of 3rd degree assault, which can carry a punishment of “imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.” A portion of the alleged assault as well as what happened in the moments before and after the incident were caught on video.
Protesting An Anti-ICE Protest
Zak X, a social media personality known by some for his social media videos shot in St. Cloud, was arrested on Saturday afternoon after allegedly assaulting an individual who was protesting ICE.
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A portion of the protest was captured on video, in which a male carrying an American Flag, presumed to be Zak X, can be seen coming up behind an individual wearing a red jacket and punching them. Later in the same video, the individual who was punched gets up and starts to go after the person who was holding the American flag in a grassy area. A second punch was then thrown by the same male who threw the first punch, which knocked the person in the red jacket down to the ground.
More punches were thrown in the direction of another protestor before the male, who is believed to be Zak X, was pushed away.
You can watch the online video below, which is in Spanish and contains violence as well as possible language not appropriate for children.
3rd Degree Assault – Minnesota Statute
According to the Minnesota Rivisor website, 3rd Degree Assault, which is listed under Zak X’s online booking photo, carries the possible punishment of up to 5 years inprisonment and or a fine of up to $10,000, or both.
It’s unclear if Zak X has an attorney, and information used in this story came from the Hennepin County Jail Roster, which can change…