The individual involved has been charged with aggravated assault and reckless conduct as video footage shows the incident play out in Downtown Savannah.
A man has been charged with aggravated assault and reckless conduct after he threw what appears to be a smoke grenade at protestors, then pointed a gun at them outside Savannah City Hall on Saturday. Thirty-four-year-old Fredrick James, from Decatur, Georgia, is accused of throwing something at a group of Black Lives Matter protesters as they lie on the floor in peaceful demonstration on Bay Street, near the Savannah River, and he is also accused of pointing a gun at the members of the public. In a video captured on the day, a black truck pulls over to the protesters, who are lying on the floor. The group was planning on remaining on the floor for eight minutes and 42 seconds, in solidarity for George Floyd, who was killed after Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for the same amount of time.
