- Title: Former U.S. candidate Kaine's son arrested at anti-Trump protest
- Date: 8th March 2017
- Summary: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 27, 2016) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** DEMOCRATIC VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE TIM KAINE TAKING STAGE WAVING SUPPORTERS CHEERING KAINE WALKING TO MICROPHONE VARIOUS OF KAINE BEHIND PODIUM GIVING SPEECH KAINE AND WIFE ANN HOLTON ON STAGE WAVING
- Embargoed: 22nd March 2017 19:43
- Keywords: Former vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine Virginia Senator Tim Kaine U.S. 2016 election campaign
- Location: ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES; PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES
- City: ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES; PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA002673P4XZ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The son of former vice presidential candidate U.S. Senator Tim Kaine was arrested last week during a protest against President Donald Trump in Minnesota after a scuffle with law enforcement, police said on Wednesday (March 8).
Officers used a chemical irritant spray and a knee strike to subdue and arrest Linwood Michael Kaine on Saturday (March 4) at a park on the grounds of the state capitol in St. Paul, Steve Linders, a spokesman for the St. Paul Police Department said.
Kaine, 24, was arrested, along with four other people, after reports of fireworks being used inside the capitol building, Linders said. Kaine was arrested on suspicion of second-degree riot.
Kaine, whose father Tim was the running mate for Democrat Hilary Clinton in her unsuccessful bid for the presidency, was taking part in a counter-protest meant to disrupt a "March 4 Trump" rally.
Kaine was booked at the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center, according to facility records, but was released on Tuesday (March 7). It was not immediately clear whether he was charged with a crime.
Tim Kaine, who represents the state of Virginia, told the Pioneer Press in a statement that he respected his children's' political positions.
"We love that our three children have their own views and concerns about current political issues," he said in a statement to the Pioneer Press. "They fully understand the responsibility to express those concerns peacefully." - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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