Another Trump rally ends in violence: Fan of The Donald caught punching and kicking a protester while his controversial campaign manager 'appears to grab a man by the collar' at Tucson event
- Violence broke out at a Trump rally on Saturday night in Tuscon, Arizona
- Protester was being led from arena by security when supporter hit him
- Demonstrator fell down as Tony Pettway, 32, repeatedly kicked him
- Another demonstrator was also led away while wearing a KKK hood
- Meanwhile Corey Lewandowski, Trump's campaign manager, was filmed appearing to grab the collar of another demonstrator
- Earlier in the day activists blocked road leading to another Trump rally
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A protester has been filmed being punched and kicked by a Trump supporter at a rally in Arizona as The Donald continues to insist that his events do not incite violence.
A white man wearing a stars and stripes shirt was pictured being escorted out of a rally in Tuscon, Arizona, when he was punched in the face and repeatedly kicked by a black Trump supporter.
The victim was being taken from the rally alongside another demonstrator in a KKK-style white hood by members of Trump's security when he was punched by a supporter named as Tony Pettway, 32. Pettway was arrested.
Corey Lewandowski, Trump's campaign manager, also appeared to grab a protester by the collar sparking another confrontation that have become features of Trump's recent campaign events.
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This is the moment a demonstrator being escorted from a Trump rally in Tuscon, Arizona, was sucker-punched by supporter Tony Pettway, 32, who was subsequently arrested
Pettway was filmed and photographed hitting the demonstrator before he falls to the floor, where Pettway repeatedly kicks him before police step in
The altercation on Saturday night is just the latest example of violence erupting at a Trump rally after fight also marred events in North Carolina and Illinois
In just 10 days fights have broken out during at least four Trump rallies across North Carolina, Illinois and Arizona, leading to one event at a university in Chicago being cancelled.
A sheriff in North Carolina raised the prospect of charging Trump with inciting a riot after trouble there, while police say Pettway has been charged with assault with injury, a class 1 misdemeanor.
According to NBC News, Trump spoke to the crowd after seeing the protester being hit, saying it was 'a disgrace', though he appeared to be speaking about the protester, rather than the violence.
He said: 'They're taking away our First Amendment rights. They're troublemakers, they're no good, and we have to be careful.
'We've gotta take our country back, folks. We gotta take our country back, very simple.'
Addressing another protester, wearing a white hood and giving a Nazi salute, Trump said: 'There's a disgusting guy, puts a Ku Klux Klan hat on. He thinks he's cute. He's a disgusting guy.'
After spotting the violence Trump told the audience it was 'a disgrace' though he appeared to be referencing the protester, adding: 'They're taking away our First Amendment rights. They're troublemakers'
A member of security, left, tries to break up a scuffle between the anti-Donald Trump protester and another person
Before being taken away the man was filmed shouting at Trump supporters while brandishing a picture of the Republican frontrunner with a Confederate flag printed across his face
Another demonstrator was pictured being led out behind the man who was punched while wearing a KKK-style hood and throwing a Nazi salute
As Trump has closed in on the Republican nomination protests at his event have become more common, often erupting into violence which The Donald has denied causing
During the same event another demonstrator was filmed speaking with a member of Trump's undercover security alongside Lewandowski before the man is grabbed by the collar from behind.
Video of the incident clearly shows Lewandowski making a grabbing motion at the demonstrator, though he insists it was actually the man to his left that took hold of the man's shirt.
The protester can be seen angrily turning around and pushing the man as Lewandowski lowers his arm back to his side.
As Trump appears to be closing in on the Republican presidential nomination, protests at his campaign events, which often attract tens of thousands of people, have become more common.
Earlier Saturday a large group of demonstrators managed to block the main highway into Fountain Hill, Arizona, in an attempt to disrupt a Trump campaign event there.
Arizonians used cars to block the road into the event Saturday, as thousands of New Yorkers also protested against the Republican candidate in his hometown.
Here is Donald Trump's campaign manager in the Tucson crowd grabbing the collar of a protester. pic.twitter.com/JZ9RntWlHY
— Jacqueline Alemany (@JaxAlemany) March 19, 2016
Elsewhere at the same event, Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski (center left and right, in a suit jacket) was filmed apparently grabbing the collar of one protester who lashes out
Anti-Donald Trump protesters (left) shout as they are removed from the campaign rally
Three people were arrested and will be charged with obstructing a public thoroughfare, a class three misdemeanor, Enriquez said.
The three unidentified individuals were taken to the Fourth Avenue jail in Phoenix. Trump ended up taking the stage about an hour late, and made no mention of the protests against him.
Once he stood before the crowd, he went into a tirade on his usual subjects, focusing on criticizing illegal immigration, a popular issue among his Arizona supporters.
The county's controversial sheriff Joe Arpaio, a Trump supporter who was also tasked with overseeing security, introduced the GOP candidate at the Phoenix rally.
Earlier in the day demonstrators at another Arizona rally, this time in Fountain Hills, used their cars to block the main road into town in an attempt to disrupt his speech
Police said 'there will be some people going to jail' if protesters break the law with their anti-Trump blockade
Aerial shots showed large crowds of anti- and pro-Trump contingents in Pheonix
Courtesy Tucson.com
'We had a little problem. Some demonstrators were trying to disrupt,' the sheriff said to loud boos from the crowd.
'Three of them are in jail,' he continued, to which the crowd broke out in cheers.
About an hour earlier, as the pre-rally protests were going on, Arpaio commented on demonstrators in a phone interview.
'Those opposed to Donald Trump, it's them that's inciting the riots. They don't like our fight against illegal immigration,' Arpaio told MSNBC.
The sheriff said he had 'two missions' - the first one of which was to 'welcome and introduce Donald Trump.'
'Of course, I'm also the sheriff for that town,' said Arpaio, who endorsed Trump in January.
The sheriff is known for his tough stance against illegal immigration, an issue where he sees eye-to-eye with Trump.
Protesters on Shea Boulevard were sweating in 78 degree heat, with temperatures threatening to rise well into the nineties
A Trump supporter in an anti-Hillary tshirt goes through security as he arrives to attend Trump's Phoenix rally
A supporter is told by police he can't wear his Trump face mask before the campaign rally Saturday
Crowds listen to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speak
Trump made no mention of the protests after he took the stage Saturday
His jurisdiction includes Phoenix and nearly two-thirds of the population of Arizona, which is 31 percent Latino.
Arpaio's department was successfully sued for racial profiling against Hispanics in 2013, and the decision was largely upheld after a 2015 appeal, the Arizona Republic reported.
The octogenarian is also infamous for erecting a makeshift jail known as Tent City, where non-violent criminals live outside in triple-digit heat and which Amnesty International deemed in violation of human rights, according to Phoenix New Times.
Earlier in the week, sheriff Arpaio told reporters that if protesters 'violate the law, they will go to the tents.'
He was referring to Tent City, which the tough-talking sheriff in the past has described as a 'concentration camp.'
Protesters on Shea Boulevard were sweating in 78 degree heat, with temperatures threatening to rise well into the nineties.
Some unfurled banners that read 'Dump Trump' and 'Must Stop Trump' and chanted 'Trump is Hate.'
Others said they wanted to keep Trump out of their state
'We're shutting it down. We don't want Donald Trump in Arizona,' one protester said.
'We don't want his hatred,' the man told a reporter with NBC.
Asked if he's worried about going to jail, the man answered: 'That's a risk we're willing to take. If Donald Trump continues and becomes president... More of our families will be hurt.'
'I want to stop Trump. He doesn't have a place in this state,' a female protester who chained herself to her car on Shea Boulevard told NBC.
Video posted minutes later showed police cutting off the cable that she had wrapped around herself, lifting her up, and carrying her away.
Over 3,000 people signed up on Facebook to attend a demonstration dubbed 'Protest Trump in Arizona - Protesta Contra Trump en Arizona.'
'Protesters will be rallying nearby the event to be a visible voice against Trump's rhetoric of racism that is fostering a dangerous and dehumanizing climate in Arizona and across the country,' organizers wrote on the event page.
Another group, Veterans for Peace, was also planning to take a stand Saturday against Trump's 'Islamophobic rhetoric.'
'We have to stand up where we see people speaking this way,' executive director Michael McPhearson told Politico.
Trump is scheduled to speak at a second Arizona event in Tuscon later Saturday afternoon.
Salt Lake Police push protesters back at a rally outside the Infinity Events Center in Salt Lake City Friday
A protester confronts a supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in downtown Salt Lake City as Donald Trump gave his first campaign speech in Utah on Friday
On Friday, protesters clashed with supporters of Donald Trump after he gave a speech in Utah.
Hundreds of people chanted 'Dump Trump' and 'Mr. Hate Out of Our State' as police in riot gear blocked the entrance to the Infinity Events Center in Salt Lake City.
Protesters tried to rush the door and got into dozens of screaming matches with Trump supporters who didn't make into the venue.
At one point, protesters and Trump supporters faced each other in an impromptu dance-off in the street, KSL reported.
One anti-Trump protester said he is angry because he feels Trump is a liar who divides Americans.
'I don't think any Donald Trump supporters can look at themselves with a clear conscience and not think he is a pathological liar,' Jiovan Melendez told KSL.
'We're going backwards if we're not coming together as a nation. Do [people] want a divisive leader or someone who will bring the country together?'
Police said no one was arrested at the protest.
Trump said he loves Mormons in his first public appearance of the campaign in Utah.
He had critical words, though, for former presidential candidate and Utah resident Mitt Romney, who said he was supporting Texas Senator Ted Cruz in the state's upcoming caucuses.
A protester holds a U.S. flag as hundreds gather in downtown Salt Lake City
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