NT Police used pepper spray to disperse a group of armed residents in Wadeye after violence erupted, the fifth incident in two weeks linked to the non-suspicious death of a 58-year-old man.
Video released in the death of J'Allen Jones, 31, shows correctional officers striking him, stripping him, placing a spit bag over his head, and pepper spraying him shortly before he died in 2018. Jones was serving a sentence for robbery and was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Protesters outside a New Jersey migrant detention center claim US immigration agents used pepper spray and batons during a demonstration on Monday. The protest aimed to prevent the transfer of Martin Soto, who is on a hunger strike demanding better conditions for detainees.
Candace Owens has publicly supported Nick Fuentes after a video of him pepper-spraying and pushing Marla Rose at his front door went viral. The incident occurred in November 2024, with Rose initially pressing battery charges before dropping them and filing a civil lawsuit. Owens defended Fuentes on social media, stating his reaction was "not a strong at all" and referencing "stand your ground" laws. The video resurfaced after Fuentes shared it on his America First podcast on April 29, sparking widespread debate.
About 1,000 animal welfare activists attempted to enter Ridglan Farms beagle breeding facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin on Saturday, marking the second protest in two months. Police fired rubber bullets and pepper spray at the crowd and arrested the group's leader, Wayne Hsiung. Protesters breached barricades including a manure-filled trench, hay bales and barbed wire, with some getting through the fence but unable to enter the facility housing an estimated 2,000 beagles. The facility agreed in October to surrender its state breeding license by July 1 as part of a deal to avoid prosecution on animal mistreatment charges.
About 1,000 animal welfare activists attempted to enter Ridglan Farms, a beagle breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, on Saturday. Police fired rubber bullets and pepper spray at the crowd and arrested the group's leader. This was the second protest attempt in two months at the facility, where an estimated 2,000 beagles are kept. Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said 300-400 protesters were violently trying to break in and assault officers, blocking roads and preventing emergency vehicles from accessing the site.
Hundreds of animal rights protesters tried to enter a research facility.
