MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire judge has allowed a man accused of authoring a social media post that encouraged people to riot and tip police cars to stay at home with his parents as he awaits trial - but he can’t use the internet or a smartphone.
Daniel Zeron, 19, is accused of a Facebook post on May 30 inviting people to protest racism and police brutality at an event at a Manchester shopping center. It referenced “tipping police cars,” “graffiti,” and asking people to “take examples from riots in other cities.”
Police determined the post originated from a home in Ashland, New Hampshire. They arrested Zeron on a criminal threatening charge. He’s pleaded not guilty.
Zeron’s parents in Plymouth “have agreed to subject themselves to the jurisdiction of the court to face contempt of court sanctions if they do not appropriately supervise the defendant’s compliance with the bail conditions,” according to the judge’s bail order Wednesday.
People across America have been protesting police brutality against African Americans following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The handcuffed black man died after a white police officer pressed a knee into his neck as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe.
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