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Man Charged With Assaulting An Elderly Woman At Swampscott Trump Rally

By | December 13, 2020
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Swampscott police officers stand between supporters of President Donald Trump and the Black Lives Matter movement as tensions start to run high during a rally, Saturday, on Humphrey Street. (Spenser Hasak)

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SWAMPSCOTT — The weekly Monument Square Trump rallies, which appeared to have cooled down in recent weeks, were back in full force this weekend, culminating in the arrest of a anti-Trump protester who reportedly punched an an elderly Trump supporter in the chest. Ernst Jean-Jacques Jr., 32, of  Haverhill, was charged with assault and battery…
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