College Student Faces Felony Charge From I-94 Mass Arrest

Three months after 646 people were mass arrested on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis, calls to drop the charges are continuing. A February 5 rally at the Hennepin County Government Center demanded specifically that a felony charge on college student Amina McCaskill be dropped, along with the charges and citations given to the other 645.

Amina spoke to the crowd about not allowing what she's going through with the charges to deter others from "continuing to fight for our freedom."

Amina McCaskill, a 19-year-old college student, was initially booked on felony fourth-degree assault on a police officer for shining a laser pointer at police while kettled on the interstate on November 4. She's now facing felony second-degree riot armed with a dangerous weapon charges brought by the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. The dangerous weapon being the laser pointer which she admitted to shining at an officer who was wearing protective goggles.

McCaskill said she's still able to go to school while facing the pending charge but she's mentally stressed out not knowing if what she can even pursue what she's studying for later in life with a felony charge on her record.

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