A video shared on social media shows a man yelling profanities at a group of demonstrators supporting Black Lives Matter. A powerful image shared by one of the protesters shows her looking up at the man, holding a poster that reads, 'Say Their Names.'
In a video shared on social media, a man is seen yelling profanities at a group of demonstrators supporting Black Lives Matter in Whitefish, about 60 miles from the Canadian border. The man, identified by police as Jay Snowden, 51, is clearly agitated and becomes increasingly so as the group starts chanting"peaceful!" to drown out his yelling.
"He was just upset and uncomfortable, so I just stood my ground and it got captured in such a beautiful way."Snowden was ultimately removed from the scene by police. Later, after police consulted with the Whitefish city prosecutor, he was charged with disorderly conduct,Whitefish police said in a statement posted on social media. He is expected in court on June 17.
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