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Swampscott opens investigation into BLM activist s arrest Sign up for the Swampscott Reporter’s newsletter. The Swampscott Police Department will carry out an independent, internal investigation into the mid-December arrest of a Black Lives Matter protester, officials announced on Thursday. Police Chief Ronald Madigan ordered this investigation in light of new information that officials said was recently provided to the Police Department. The investigation will review the events that led to the arrest of Ernest Jean-Jacques during a Trump rally on Dec. 12. On that day, Jean-Jacques who was part of a counter Black Lives Matter contingent was arrested by Swampscott Police, accused of punching 80-year-old Linda Greenberg of Swampscott. He’s been charged with assault and battery on a person over 60 years old. ....
In Swampscott, activist s arrest gets push-back from community Public demands an investigation into what happened Leigh Blander / Correspondent Sign up for the Swampscott Reporter’s newsletter. Concerned citizens angered over the arrest of a Black civil rights activist at a recent Trump rally in Swampscott met with the town’s police chief, Ronald Madigan, on Friday Dec. 18, demanding an investigation into what led to the arrest. “We’re astonished that the police took these actions, which seem clearly racially driven,” said Swampscott resident Stephanie Tucker. “In all of the videos we’ve seen, it is not at all apparent that the gentleman punched anyone.” ....