Corrections officer believed to be the man who drove into a crowd of ICE protesters in Rhode Island has been placed on leave.
Capt. Thomas Woodworth, the man believed to be the driver of the vehicle, stepped down from the job a day after being placed on leave, a spokesman for the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility said in a statement Friday.
, was the second time the group had protested outside the privately-run facility in Central Falls that houses migrants. “Peaceful protest is a fundamental right of all Americans,” the attorney general’s office said. “It is unfortunate last night's situation unfolded as it did.” Rhode Island State Police did not immediately return NBC News' request for comment.
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