One arrested as group protests against policing bills at Iowa Capitol
State troopers arrested an 18-year-old activist at the Iowa Capitol Thursday as a group rallied against proposed legislation that would increase qualified immunity for law enforcement officers and heighten penalties for some protest-related offenses. While the group demonstrated on the first floor of the Capitol early Thursday afternoon, state troopers arrested Josie Mulvihill, of Des Moines, charging her with assaulting a police officer, a serious misdemeanor. Sgt. Alex Dinkla, a spokesperson with the Iowa State Patrol, said Thursday afternoon that he was still gathering information on...
Source: desmoinesregister.com