SPOKANE, Wash. — Protesters from the June 11 demonstration at a downtown Spokane ICE facility detailed allegations of police violence Tuesday night during the first Office of Police Ombuds Commission meeting since the protest.
Five individuals spoke before the commission, describing what they characterized as excessive force and unnecessary violence during the protest that resulted in more than 30 arrests. The speakers claimed the confrontation escalated only after law enforcement arrived at the scene.
“He pulled this individual’s head by the hair,” one protester told the commission, describing alleged actions of law enforcement…