Overview
- The alleged assault occurred around 2:30 p.m. Saturday near Union Station, and officers tracked Jose Cardenas from Wynkoop Street to North Lincoln Street where they say he tried to flee.
- Police say a show-up with on-scene witnesses identified Cardenas as the person who tripped the counter-demonstrator before he was booked into the Denver Jail.
- The victim suffered a serious laceration to his head after falling in the street during the confrontation, according to the police report.
- Investigators say the individual who removed the man’s sunglasses has not been arrested and that part of the case remains open.
- Officers said the man’s obscene heckling was treated as protected speech, and he was not taken into custody.