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By: Jennifer Pierce An Oklahoma City protestor charged with terrorism after May's civil unrest in downtown spoke out on Friday for the first time. At the Oklahoma County courthouse, 27-year-old Eric Ruffin admitted the protests last summer got out of hand, but said he never started a fire and is not a terrorist.   “There was one point where I went to Walmart and people were yelling out that I’m a terrorist,” Ruffin said. “Like, 'you don’t even know who I am.'” Ruffin spent nearly a year fighting that label and charge. Ruffin said he took the rap after video of protesters setti...

Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater warned Mayor David Holt against appearing at racial unity events last year with a man who was later charged with terrorism for his alleged role in civil unrest. The man, Eric Ruffin, was accused by authorities of encouraging burning of a sheriff's van and an attempt to burn a bail bonds office. Police said he recorded the events on Facebook Live. The events in downtown Oklahoma City occurred May 30 as demonstrations swept the nation over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck. In a...