BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo teenager has been charged with assaulting a federal officer during a protest outside of the federal courthouse in the City of Buffalo on May 30.
Many law enforcement officers were present at the protest, including members of the United States Marshals Service, Homeland Security Investigation, Immigration Customs Enforcement, Federal Protective Services, New York State Police, Amherst Police Department and Buffalo Police Department. Law enforcement was assisting with crowd control at Niagara Square when it turned violent, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan P. Cantil.
Law enforcement officers were positioned shoulder to shoulder along the steps of the Robert H. Jackson Federal Courthouse in Niagara Square, as part of an effort to protect the courthouse. A deputy U.S. Marshal who was standing guard on the courthouse steps was hit in the face with a bottle around 6:45 p.m.
Keyondre Robinson, 18, allegedly threw the bottle that hit a deputy U.S. Marshal. Robinson faces a maximum possible sentence of eight years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
