SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a wanted Kansas suspect in connection with two incidents at a residence in Shawnee County.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Just before 5:30 a.m. Friday, deputies responded to a domestic incident in the 700 block of SW Greenview Drive, according to Deputy Shayna Anderson.

At the residence, a&nbsp;reported that a male suspect identified as 47-year-old&nbsp;Jason G. Gfeller of Topeka  was possibly inside the residence and possibly armed with a weapon. 

Deputies cleared the residence but did not locate Gfeller.

&nbsp;Members of the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Warrants Unit began searching for him, according to Anderson.

At approximately 11:30a.m. deputies located him at motel in the 700 block of SW Fairlawn Road. 

Police arrested Jason G. Gfeller into custody, transported him for questioning and then booked him into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requsted charges of&nbsp;Domestic aggravated assault, Aggravated intimidation of a victim, Aggravated criminal threat and Criminal damage to property.

Gfeller was also arrested on charges stemming from another incident occurring on May 24 including Aggravated assault, Criminal damage to property and Assault

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590858323912.png" alt="Gfeller&nbsp; has previous convictions making a false writing, DUI(2x, Flee or attempt to elude police and for drugs, according to the Kan. Dept. of Corrections." />
 <figcaption>Gfeller&nbsp; has previous convictions making a false writing, DUI(2x, Flee or attempt to elude police and for drugs, according to the Kan. Dept. of Corrections.</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a wanted Kansas suspect in connection with two incidents at a residence in Shawnee County.&nbsp;&nbsp;Just before 5:30 a.m. Friday, deputies responded to a domestic incident in the 700 block of SW Greenview Drive, according to Deputy Shayna Anderson.At the residence, a&nbsp;reported that a male suspect identified as 47-year-old&nbsp;Jason G. Gfeller of Topeka was possibly inside the residence and possibly armed with a weapon. Deputies cleared the residence but did not locate Gfeller.&nbsp;Members of the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Warrants Unit began searching for him, according to Anderson.At approximately 11:30a.m. deputies located him at motel in the 700 block of SW Fairlawn Road. Police arrested Jason G. Gfeller into custody, transported him for questioning and then booked him into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requsted charges of&nbsp;Domestic aggravated assault, Aggravated intimidation of a victim, Aggravated criminal threat and Criminal damage to property.Gfeller was also arrested on charges stemming from another incident occurring on May 24 including Aggravated assault, Criminal damage to property and Assault

Deputies find, arrest wanted Kansas felon at motel 

Target and CVS are temporarily closing certain locations after some were damaged during weekend protests over the death of George Floyd.

Target said it was closing 105 stores in 10 states, including 46 stores in&nbsp;California&nbsp;and 33 in&nbsp;Minnesota, where the company is based and where the protests over Floyd's death began. Target is also closing some stores in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York, Georgia, Oregon, Michigan and Texas.

CVS didn't say how many stores it had closed, but it said the shuttered locations are in more than 20 states and the District of Columbia. A spokeswoman for the company said pharmacies at closed stores will reroute customers to a nearby CVS so they can get prescriptions filled.

“Employee and customer safety is our top priority, so we are continually monitoring protests as they occur in the communities we serve and will close stores, if needed, to help ensure the safety of employees and customers,” CVS said in a statement.

Floyd, who was black and handcuffed, died while being arrested by Minneapolis police for suspicion of passing a counterfeit bill on May 25. Cellphone video showed that a white officer, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes while Floyd pleaded for air and eventually stopped moving. 

Chauvin now faces murder and manslaughter charges. The other three officers who took part in the arrest were fired but haven't been charged.

“We are heartbroken by the death of George Floyd and the pain it is causing communities across the country,” Target said in a statement. “Our focus will remain on our team members’ safety and helping our community heal.”

Target said employees at stores that are closed will be paid for up to 14 days, including premiums they are earning due to the coronavirus pandemic. They will also be able to work at Target locations that remain open.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590953587047.png" alt="Rioters looting at a Target store in Minneapolis on Thursday night -image courtesy WCCO" />
 <figcaption>Rioters looting at a Target store in Minneapolis on Thursday night -image courtesy WCCO</figcaption>
 </figure>BY DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated PressTarget and CVS are temporarily closing certain locations after some were damaged during weekend protests over the death of George Floyd.Target said it was closing 105 stores in 10 states, including 46 stores in&nbsp;California&nbsp;and 33 in&nbsp;Minnesota, where the company is based and where the protests over Floyd's death began. Target is also closing some stores in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York, Georgia, Oregon, Michigan and Texas.CVS didn't say how many stores it had closed, but it said the shuttered locations are in more than 20 states and the District of Columbia. A spokeswoman for the company said pharmacies at closed stores will reroute customers to a nearby CVS so they can get prescriptions filled.“Employee and customer safety is our top priority, so we are continually monitoring protests as they occur in the communities we serve and will close stores, if needed, to help ensure the safety of employees and customers,” CVS said in a statement.Floyd, who was black and handcuffed, died while being arrested by Minneapolis police for suspicion of passing a counterfeit bill on May 25. Cellphone video showed that a white officer, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes while Floyd pleaded for air and eventually stopped moving. <figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590840957949.png" alt="Derek Chauvin photo County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>Derek Chauvin photo County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>Chauvin now faces murder and manslaughter charges. The other three officers who took part in the arrest were fired but haven't been charged.“We are heartbroken by the death of George Floyd and the pain it is causing communities across the country,” Target said in a statement. “Our focus will remain on our team members’ safety and helping our community heal.”Target said employees at stores that are closed will be paid for up to 14 days, including premiums they are earning due to the coronavirus pandemic. They will also be able to work at Target locations that remain open.

Target, CVS temporarily close stores due to protest dangers

Police on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City Saturday photo courtesy KCTV

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Saturday evening activated the Missouri National Guard to help respond to protests around the state that he described as creating hazards to safety, welfare and property that are beyond the abilities of local authorities to manage.

Protests continued Saturday in Kansas City and elsewhere in the state in response to the death of George Floyd after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee onto Floyd's neck during an arrest.

In Kansas City, five people were arrested in Saturday evening protests in and near the Country Club Plaza shopping and entertainment district, the Kansas City Star reported. Mayor Quinton Lucas had earlier told reporters that he knew there was a lot of pain in the community and nation and called on the hundreds gathered near the Plaza to think about change and to protest peacefully.

Local media reported that police used tear gas to force protesters out of streets and onto sidewalks in the Plaza area. The Plaza managers announced earlier in the day that the shops and restaurants in the district would close Saturday afternoon and remain closed Sunday because of planned protests.

On the other side of the state, the Post-Dispatch reported about 500 people were protesting peacefully Saturday evening in Ferguson, where 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. The resulting protests strengthened the fledgling Black Lifes Matter movement. Protesters marched in other St. Louis-area communities earlier in the day.

On Friday night, protesters blocked a downtown St. Louis interstate, set a fire in the road and broke into trucks.

Protesters blocked Interstate 44 for nearly three hours after taking to the streets Friday night, the Post-Dispatch reported. One protester died after climbing between two trailers of a FedEx truck and was killed when it drove away. Police said they were investigating.

The crowd dispersed after a few gunshots were fired. Police did not report any arrests.

Tear gas used on protesters near the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City on Saturday photo courtesy KCTV

In Kansas City, police used pepper spray on people marching through its Westport bar-and-entertainment district Friday night and Saturday morning, The Star reported.

Kansas City Police Capt. David Jackson said the pepper spray was used on about 50 “non-lawful protesters” around 1 a.m. Saturday in order to disperse them. Jackson said some in the crowd had thrown rocks and bottles, shattered three business windows and damaged police cars.

At least five people were arrested for offenses such as disorderly conduct, Jackson said.

Benny Cardella, the owner of a hair-styling shop. said barber tools were taken from his business after the front window was broken but more valuable TVs and artwork were not removed.

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 </figure>Police on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City Saturday photo courtesy KCTVKANSAS CITY (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Saturday evening activated the Missouri National Guard to help respond to protests around the state that he described as creating hazards to safety, welfare and property that are beyond the abilities of local authorities to manage.Protests continued Saturday in Kansas City and elsewhere in the state in response to the death of George Floyd after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee onto Floyd's neck during an arrest.In Kansas City, five people were arrested in Saturday evening protests in and near the Country Club Plaza shopping and entertainment district, the Kansas City Star reported. Mayor Quinton Lucas had earlier told reporters that he knew there was a lot of pain in the community and nation and called on the hundreds gathered near the Plaza to think about change and to protest peacefully.Local media reported that police used tear gas to force protesters out of streets and onto sidewalks in the Plaza area. The Plaza managers announced earlier in the day that the shops and restaurants in the district would close Saturday afternoon and remain closed Sunday because of planned protests.On the other side of the state, the Post-Dispatch reported about 500 people were protesting peacefully Saturday evening in Ferguson, where 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. The resulting protests strengthened the fledgling Black Lifes Matter movement. Protesters marched in other St. Louis-area communities earlier in the day.On Friday night, protesters blocked a downtown St. Louis interstate, set a fire in the road and broke into trucks.Protesters blocked Interstate 44 for nearly three hours after taking to the streets Friday night, the Post-Dispatch reported. One protester died after climbing between two trailers of a FedEx truck and was killed when it drove away. Police said they were investigating.The crowd dispersed after a few gunshots were fired. Police did not report any arrests.<figure>
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 </figure>Tear gas used on protesters near the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City on Saturday photo courtesy KCTVIn Kansas City, police used pepper spray on people marching through its Westport bar-and-entertainment district Friday night and Saturday morning, The Star reported.Kansas City Police Capt. David Jackson said the pepper spray was used on about 50 “non-lawful protesters” around 1 a.m. Saturday in order to disperse them. Jackson said some in the crowd had thrown rocks and bottles, shattered three business windows and damaged police cars.At least five people were arrested for offenses such as disorderly conduct, Jackson said.Benny Cardella, the owner of a hair-styling shop. said barber tools were taken from his business after the front window was broken but more valuable TVs and artwork were not removed.

Gov. activates National Guard to respond to protests in KC, elsewhere

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged sexual assault involving a teen runaway and have a suspect in custody.

Just before 1a.m. May 22, police responded to a rape report in the 1800 block of W. Pine Avenue in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp; 

A minor female who ran to that location and reported to a citizen that she had been sexually assaulted.

The investigation revealed that the juvenile ran from her foster home earlier in the day around noon.&nbsp; 

A suspect identified 26-year-old Gerardo Aguero-Hernandez contacted her as she walked along North Broadway and offered her a ride.&nbsp; She accepted, but instead of being taken to the agreed-upon location, Aguero-Hernandez drove her to an area near Arthur B. Sim Park.&nbsp; While in the vehicle, Aguero-Hernandez sexually assaulted and battered the girl, according to Davidson. She was able to escape the vehicle and ran to contact a citizen who called 911.&nbsp;

Through further investigation, Aguero-Hernandez was identified subsequently arrested&nbsp;from a residence in the 2400 block of N. Woodland in Wichita.

He is being held on a requested charge of Rape, Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated battery, and an outstanding city of Wichita Warrant. He is being held on a $200,000 bond, according to online jail records.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590769800736.png" alt="Aguero-Hernandez" />
 <figcaption>Aguero-Hernandez</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged sexual assault involving a teen runaway and have a suspect in custody.Just before 1a.m. May 22, police responded to a rape report in the 1800 block of W. Pine Avenue in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp; A minor female who ran to that location and reported to a citizen that she had been sexually assaulted.The investigation revealed that the juvenile ran from her foster home earlier in the day around noon.&nbsp; A suspect identified 26-year-old Gerardo Aguero-Hernandez contacted her as she walked along North Broadway and offered her a ride.&nbsp; She accepted, but instead of being taken to the agreed-upon location, Aguero-Hernandez drove her to an area near Arthur B. Sim Park.&nbsp; While in the vehicle, Aguero-Hernandez sexually assaulted and battered the girl, according to Davidson. She was able to escape the vehicle and ran to contact a citizen who called 911.&nbsp;Through further investigation, Aguero-Hernandez was identified subsequently arrested&nbsp;from a residence in the 2400 block of N. Woodland in Wichita.He is being held on a requested charge of Rape, Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated battery, and an outstanding city of Wichita Warrant. He is being held on a $200,000 bond, according to online jail records.

Kan. man jailed for alleged rape of runaway teen

SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary and have a suspect in custody.

Just before 4:30a.m. Thursday, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office responded to an alarm at a building in the 6300 block of NW 17th Street, according to Deputy Shayna Anderson. 

At the scene, a deputy found evidence of forced entry and heard movement inside. 

The deputy located and arrested the suspect identified as&nbsp; Danny W. De La O, 27, of Topeka. He faces requested&nbsp;charges of burglary, theft and criminal damage to property.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590765591405.png" alt="De La O photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>De La O photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary and have a suspect in custody.Just before 4:30a.m. Thursday, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office responded to an alarm at a building in the 6300 block of NW 17th Street, according to Deputy Shayna Anderson. At the scene, a deputy found evidence of forced entry and heard movement inside. The deputy located and arrested the suspect identified as&nbsp; Danny W. De La O, 27, of Topeka. He faces requested&nbsp;charges of burglary, theft and criminal damage to property.

Kansas deputy finds suspect at scene of business burglary 

SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on multiple charges after a traffic stop.

Just after 5p.m. Thursday, a Shawnee County deputy stopped a vehicle in the 4300 block of NW Button Road for a registration violation, according to Deputy Shayna Anderson. 

Through investigation at the scene, the driver and passenger&nbsp; identified as Nicole M. Langdon, 32, and&nbsp;Jessie L. Forgy, 36, both of Topeka were placed into custody and transported to the Law Enforcement Center for questioning. 

They were later booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of&nbsp;Identity theft, Forgery, Possession of stolen property, Possession of marijuana, Possession of drug paraphernalia, Making false information, No vehicle registration and No vehicle insurance.&nbsp;&nbsp;Forgy was also not wearing a seat belt.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590764351527.png" alt="Langdon- photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Langdon- photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on multiple charges after a traffic stop.Just after 5p.m. Thursday, a Shawnee County deputy stopped a vehicle in the 4300 block of NW Button Road for a registration violation, according to Deputy Shayna Anderson. Through investigation at the scene, the driver and passenger&nbsp; identified as Nicole M. Langdon, 32, and&nbsp;Jessie L. Forgy, 36, both of Topeka were placed into custody and transported to the Law Enforcement Center for questioning. <figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590764450847.png" alt="Forgy photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Forgy photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>They were later booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of&nbsp;Identity theft, Forgery, Possession of stolen property, Possession of marijuana, Possession of drug paraphernalia, Making false information, No vehicle registration and No vehicle insurance.&nbsp;&nbsp;Forgy was also not wearing a seat belt.

Sheriff: 2 arrested in Kan. for alleged forgery, ID theft

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor declared a state of emergency early Saturday to activate the state National Guard as violence flared in Atlanta and cities nationwide following the death in Minnesota of George Floyd after white officer Derek Chauvin pressed a knee into his neck while taking him into custody. Prosecutors charged Chauvin on Friday with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the death of Floyd, a black man who was handcuffed and pleaded that he couldn't breathe. 

Another 500 Guard soldiers were mobilized in and around Minneapolis, where Floyd died. But after another night of watching fires burn and businesses ransacked, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said early Saturday that he was moving to activate more than 1,000 more and was considering federal help.

The Guard was also on standby in the District of Columbia, where a crowd grew outside the White House and chanted curses at President Donald Trump. Some protesters tried to push through barriers set up by the U.S. Secret Service along Pennsylvania Avenue, and threw bottles and other objects at officers wearing riot gear, who responded with pepper spray.

A person was killed in downtown Detroit just before midnight after someone in an SUV fired shots into a crowd of protesters near the Greektown entertainment district, police said. In Portland, Oregon, protesters broke into police headquarters and authorities said they lit a fire inside. In Virginia’s capital, a police cruiser was set on fire outside Richmond police headquarters, and a city transit spokeswoman said a bus set ablaze was “a total loss,” news outlets reported.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp tweeted that up to 500 members of the Guard would deploy immediately “to protect people &amp; property in Atlanta.” He said he acted at the request of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who earlier appealed in vain for calm.

In scenes both peaceful and violent across the nation, thousands of protesters chanted “No justice, no peace” and “Say his name. George Floyd.” They hoisted signs reading: “He said I can’t breathe. Justice for George.”

Some demonstrators smashed police cars and spray-painted the iconic logo sign at CNN headquarters in downtown Atlanta. At least three officers were hurt and there were multiple arrests, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said, as protesters shot at officers with BB guns and threw bricks, bottles and knives.

Atlanta officials said crews were unable to reach a fire at Del Frisco’s restaurant in the Buckhead neighborhood several miles north because of protesters there.

“This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” Bottoms said. “You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country.”

Bottoms was flanked by King’s daughter, Bernice King, and rappers T.I. and Killer Mike.

“We have to be better than burning down our own homes. Because if we lose Atlanta what have we got?” said Killer Mike, crying as he spoke.

Video posted to social media showed New York City officers using batons and shoving protesters down as they took people into custody and cleared streets. One video showed on officer slam a woman to the ground as he walked past her in the street.

Demonstrators rocked a police van, set it ablaze, scrawled graffiti across its charred body and set it aflame again as officers retreated. Blocks away, protesters used a club to batter another police vehicle.

“There will be a full review of what happened tonight,” Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted, referring to the Brooklyn protest. “We don’t ever want to see another night like this.”

The police department said numerous officers were injured, including one whose tooth was knocked out.

The names of black people killed by police, including Floyd and Eric Garner, who died on Staten Island in 2014, were on signs and in chants.

“Our country has a sickness. We have to be out here,” said Brianna Petrisko, among those at lower Manhattan’s Foley Square, where most were wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. “This is the only way we’re going to be heard.”

Protesters in Houston, where Floyd grew up, included 19-year-old Jimmy Ohaz from the nearby city of Richmond, Texas: “My question is how many more, how many more? I just want to live in a future where we all live in harmony and we’re not oppressed.”

Demonstrators on the West Coast blocked highways in Los Angeles and Oakland, California.

About 1,000 protesters in Oakland smashed windows, sprayed buildings with “Kill Cops” graffiti and were met with chemical spray from police, who said several officers were injured by projectiles.

One Los Angeles officer received medical treatment, police said. An LAPD vehicle had its windows smashed, and at least one city bus was vandalized. Police declared an unlawful assembly throughout downtown, where aerial footage from KTLA-TV showed scored of people corralled by police.

An LAPD spokesman told The Associated Press they were still tallying arrests.

“I believe in our city. L.A. is strong enough to stand for justice and walk in love,” Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted, cautioning “violence and vandalism hurts all.”

San Jose, California, police said that Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies shot at a fleeing SUV that was shown on video striking protesters, the San Jose Mercury News reported.

Protesters repeatedly clashed with police in San Jose, said Mayor Sam Liccardo, and police responded with flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets. One officer was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening injury, officials said.

Liccardo said his city’s officers shared the community’s outrage over Floyd’s death.

“It was a horrible injustice,” he told the AP.

Portland, Oregon, police said at least one shooting was tied to the protest, although details weren’t immediately released. Two people were arrested during overnight riots in which protesters set fires throughout downtown and smashed storefront windows, police said, but arrest details were immediately available.

Police, who declared the protest a riot, said they deployed gas after people threw projectiles at them.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler tweeted a plea to protesters to remain peaceful and said that, while he had left Portland to attend to his dying mother, he was heading back.

“Portland, this is not us,” he wrote. “When you destroy our city, you are destroying our community. When you act in violence against each other, you are hurting all of us. How does this honor the legacy of George Floyd?”

Protests are scheduled on the Country Club Plaza for approximately 5p.m. Saturday, according to several social media reports.  Wichita, Salina, Hutchinson and other communities across Kansas are also expected to see protests A protest is also planned Saturday at the Kansas Statehouse.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590799948580.png" alt="A peaceful protest Friday night on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City -photo courtesy KCTV" />
 <figcaption>A peaceful protest Friday night on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City -photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor declared a state of emergency early Saturday to activate the state National Guard as violence flared in Atlanta and cities nationwide following the death in Minnesota of George Floyd after white officer Derek Chauvin pressed a knee into his neck while taking him into custody. Prosecutors charged Chauvin on Friday with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the death of Floyd, a black man who was handcuffed and pleaded that he couldn't breathe. <figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590840957949.png" alt="Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is jailed&nbsp; on a $500,000 bond&nbsp; charged with 3rd degree murder -photo Ramsey County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is jailed&nbsp; on a $500,000 bond&nbsp; charged with 3rd degree murder -photo Ramsey County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>Another 500 Guard soldiers were mobilized in and around Minneapolis, where Floyd died. But after another night of watching fires burn and businesses ransacked, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said early Saturday that he was moving to activate more than 1,000 more and was considering federal help.The Guard was also on standby in the District of Columbia, where a crowd grew outside the White House and chanted curses at President Donald Trump. Some protesters tried to push through barriers set up by the U.S. Secret Service along Pennsylvania Avenue, and threw bottles and other objects at officers wearing riot gear, who responded with pepper spray.A person was killed in downtown Detroit just before midnight after someone in an SUV fired shots into a crowd of protesters near the Greektown entertainment district, police said. In Portland, Oregon, protesters broke into police headquarters and authorities said they lit a fire inside. In Virginia’s capital, a police cruiser was set on fire outside Richmond police headquarters, and a city transit spokeswoman said a bus set ablaze was “a total loss,” news outlets reported.Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp tweeted that up to 500 members of the Guard would deploy immediately “to protect people &amp; property in Atlanta.” He said he acted at the request of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who earlier appealed in vain for calm.In scenes both peaceful and violent across the nation, thousands of protesters chanted “No justice, no peace” and “Say his name. George Floyd.” They hoisted signs reading: “He said I can’t breathe. Justice for George.”Some demonstrators smashed police cars and spray-painted the iconic logo sign at CNN headquarters in downtown Atlanta. At least three officers were hurt and there were multiple arrests, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said, as protesters shot at officers with BB guns and threw bricks, bottles and knives.Atlanta officials said crews were unable to reach a fire at Del Frisco’s restaurant in the Buckhead neighborhood several miles north because of protesters there.“This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” Bottoms said. “You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country.”Bottoms was flanked by King’s daughter, Bernice King, and rappers T.I. and Killer Mike.“We have to be better than burning down our own homes. Because if we lose Atlanta what have we got?” said Killer Mike, crying as he spoke.Video posted to social media showed New York City officers using batons and shoving protesters down as they took people into custody and cleared streets. One video showed on officer slam a woman to the ground as he walked past her in the street.Demonstrators rocked a police van, set it ablaze, scrawled graffiti across its charred body and set it aflame again as officers retreated. Blocks away, protesters used a club to batter another police vehicle.“There will be a full review of what happened tonight,” Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted, referring to the Brooklyn protest. “We don’t ever want to see another night like this.”The police department said numerous officers were injured, including one whose tooth was knocked out.The names of black people killed by police, including Floyd and Eric Garner, who died on Staten Island in 2014, were on signs and in chants.“Our country has a sickness. We have to be out here,” said Brianna Petrisko, among those at lower Manhattan’s Foley Square, where most were wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. “This is the only way we’re going to be heard.”Protesters in Houston, where Floyd grew up, included 19-year-old Jimmy Ohaz from the nearby city of Richmond, Texas: “My question is how many more, how many more? I just want to live in a future where we all live in harmony and we’re not oppressed.”Demonstrators on the West Coast blocked highways in Los Angeles and Oakland, California.About 1,000 protesters in Oakland smashed windows, sprayed buildings with “Kill Cops” graffiti and were met with chemical spray from police, who said several officers were injured by projectiles.One Los Angeles officer received medical treatment, police said. An LAPD vehicle had its windows smashed, and at least one city bus was vandalized. Police declared an unlawful assembly throughout downtown, where aerial footage from KTLA-TV showed scored of people corralled by police.An LAPD spokesman told The Associated Press they were still tallying arrests.“I believe in our city. L.A. is strong enough to stand for justice and walk in love,” Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted, cautioning “violence and vandalism hurts all.”San Jose, California, police said that Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies shot at a fleeing SUV that was shown on video striking protesters, the San Jose Mercury News reported.Protesters repeatedly clashed with police in San Jose, said Mayor Sam Liccardo, and police responded with flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets. One officer was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening injury, officials said.Liccardo said his city’s officers shared the community’s outrage over Floyd’s death.“It was a horrible injustice,” he told the AP.Portland, Oregon, police said at least one shooting was tied to the protest, although details weren’t immediately released. Two people were arrested during overnight riots in which protesters set fires throughout downtown and smashed storefront windows, police said, but arrest details were immediately available.Police, who declared the protest a riot, said they deployed gas after people threw projectiles at them.Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler tweeted a plea to protesters to remain peaceful and said that, while he had left Portland to attend to his dying mother, he was heading back.“Portland, this is not us,” he wrote. “When you destroy our city, you are destroying our community. When you act in violence against each other, you are hurting all of us. How does this honor the legacy of George Floyd?”Protests are scheduled on the Country Club Plaza for approximately 5p.m. Saturday, according to several social media reports. Wichita, Salina, Hutchinson and other communities across Kansas are also expected to see protests A protest is also planned Saturday at the Kansas Statehouse.

National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes

KANSAS CITY —Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody have spread to other areas across the United States. 

Protesters marched near the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City Friday night. Police were on the scene and no violence was reported, according to Dave Jackson, spokesperson for KC Kansas Police.

KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucuas said he had spoken with Police Chief Rick Smith.&nbsp; "Our community and our department stand ready for any peaceful demonstration.  All in Kansas City have a right to be heard."

A similar protest is scheduled on the Plaza for approximately 5p.m. Saturday, according to several social media reports.&nbsp; Wichita, Salina, Hutchinson and other communities across Kansas are also expected to see protests&nbsp;A protest is also planned Saturday at the Kansas Statehouse. 

Officials in Wyandotte County said Friday that they plan to meet with clergy early next week in the wake of Floyd's death.&nbsp;

 Wyandotte County Sheriff Donald Ash, Interim Kansas City, Kansas, Police Chief Michael York and county-city Unified Government Mayor Mayor David Alvey expect to participate in Monday’s meeting. 

They said they want to discuss how to ensure police respect the “life and dignity” of all people. The Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck was arrested on murder charges Friday.&nbsp;

DENVER — Denver Mayor Michael Hancock called for calm and unity Friday after the first of several planned city protests over George Floyd’s death turned violent, declaring, “Let not the story be about the riots and protests. Let’s keep the focus on the life that was lost.”

“I can tell you not to go out and demonstrate but the reality is it’s going to happen,” Hancock said at a news briefing, stressing he shared outrage over what he’s called the “senseless and tragic murder” of Floyd in Minneapolis.

Hancock and Police Chief Paul Pazen blamed what they called a minority of agitators among peaceful protesters for inciting violence throughout downtown on Thursday. That violence included throwing rocks at police officers, setting small fires, and breaking windows and damaging cars at the state Capitol and at businesses. More protests were planned for Friday and Saturday. Pazen said three officers were injured and that 13 people were arrested for burglary, criminal mischief and assault.

ATLANTA — A police car has been set on fire in Atlanta, where protesters were using barricades to break the windows of cruisers while others were jumping on the vehicles and shattering windshields as they demonstrated against the death of George Floyd.

Hundreds of protesters were confronting police outside CNN’s downtown headquarters late Friday. Activists spray-painted a large CNN logo outside the building, breaking a window and tagging doors. One protester climbed on top of the CNN sign and waved a “Black Lives Matter” flag to cheers from the crowd.

Protesters pelted officers who came over with bottles, striking some of them. Other bottles thrown at authorities exploded behind the police line, but no officers appeared to get hit. Protesters chanted, “Quit your jobs.”

The officers backed their line away from the group of protesters who were throwing objects at them.

Police ordered demonstrators to leave the street and threatened to arrest them if they did not leave quickly.

Protesters used accelerant to burn an American flag. People were watching the scene from rooftops, some laughing at skirmishes that broke out and vandalism by the protesters.

Protesters were also walking on the interstate in downtown Atlanta and appeared to be trying to block traffic.

Earlier, as the protest appeared more calm, Kaity Brackett, 27, said she came out to the protest because she thinks the entire criminal justice system needs to be overhauled, starting with policing. She said the Ahmaud Arbery killing was a catalyst for her and referred to his death as a lynching. Arbery was killed on Feb. 23 by a former district attorney investigator and his son, who were not arrested until after video emerged months later.

Brackett wore a blue mask and sat with her partner and a friend. She was less concerned about the threat from the coronavirus.

“We risk our lives going to the grocery store, going to get gas,” she said. “This is more important than all of that.”

NEW YORK — Demonstrators took to New York City streets on Friday for a second day in protest of the death of George Floyd, the black Minnesota man killed in police custody, and invoked the names of other black people who died at police hands.

In Brooklyn, crowds of demonstrators chanted at police officers lined up outside the Barclays Center. There were several moments of struggle, as some in the crowd pushed against metal barricades and police pushed back.

Scores of water bottles flew from the crowd toward the officers, and in return police sprayed an eye-irritating chemical at the group twice.

The names of black people killed by police, including Floyd and Eric Garner, who died on Staten Island in 2014, were on signs carried by those in the crowd, and in their chants. Protests have taken place around the country, with some in Minnesota and elsewhere becoming violent.

“It’s my duty to be out here,” said Brianna Petrisko, among those at Foley Square in lower Manhattan, most wearing masks, where the demonstrations started Friday. The protest took place despite coronavirus prohibitions on large gatherings. The demonstrators were gathered in the square, while police stood across the street.

“Our country has a sickness,” Petrisko said. “We have to be out here. This is the only way we’re going to be heard.”

At his Friday briefing, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he stood with the Minnesota protesters.

“Nobody is sanctioning the arson, and the thuggery and the burglaries, but the protesters and the anger and the fear and the frustration? Yes. Yes. And the demand is for justice,” Cuomo said.

At a news conference, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York Police Department officers had been told to respect peaceful protest.

He also had a message for protesters. “If you are angry with the government, if you are angry with the elected leaders, direct that anger to all of us, because if we haven’t done enough, we are the ones who should be held responsible,” he said. “But the police officer in front of you is a working man or woman just trying to do their job.”

WINDERMERE, Fla. — A group of about 10 protesters gathered Friday near a Florida town home that belongs to a white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck.

The protesters arrived after social media postings listed the address of Derek Chauvin in the community of Windermere outside Orlando.

They carried signs that said, “He said I can’t breathe. Justice for George,” and “We see you, we hear you ... we love you! #Justice for George.” The handcuffed black man pleaded for air as Chauvin, the white police officer, knelt on his neck during an arrest recorded on video by bystanders.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office tweeted from its official account that Chauvin is not at the residence and is not expected there. The office says it’s confirmed he has no plans to be in the area.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police used a helicopter and tear gas as they retreated from a crowd of people after a confrontation that followed a protest of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.

Police said officers responded to several shots being fired from a vehicle following a demonstration that had lasted hours. Four individuals were taken into custody, and several protesters became confrontational, police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said.

During the confrontation, protesters waved signs and yelled at officers clad in riot gear. Gallegos said Friday the tear gas was used to allow officers to leave the area and avoid further confrontation.

There were no reports of injuries from the gunshots, and it wasn’t clear whether that incident was related to the protest. Gallegos also said there were no injuries resulting from the confrontation with protesters.

FONTANA, Calif. — Nine people were arrested after rocks were thrown at businesses, vehicles and officers during a Southern California protest stemming from the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody.

The violence erupted Thursday night in Fontana as about 100 people moved up and down a thoroughfare and blocked traffic. Police say an unlawful assembly was declared and the crowd was ordered to disperse but some persisted.

Elsewhere in the region, demonstrators gathered outside Los Angeles police headquarters but there was no repeat of Wednesday evening’s action in which protesters blocked freeway traffic and attacked two Highway Patrol cruisers.

Fontana is an inland city about 50 miles (80) kilometers east of Los Angeles.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Protesters angry over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody turned out for a demonstration in Columbus that began peacefully but turned violent, with windows smashed at the Ohio Statehouse and storefronts along surrounding downtown streets.

The crowd of about 400 people entered into a standoff with Columbus police Thursday night, blocking the intersection of key streets in the Ohio capital for hours, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

The demonstration began as a peaceful protest, but news outlets reported protesters began throwing objects like water bottles at officers, who responded by using tear gas on the crowd. A scuffle between a protester and an officer broke out around 9:45 p.m., WCMH-TV reported.

Videos obtained by The Associated Press show people smashing the building’s windows. One person briefly entered an office through a broken window but retreated before troopers within the building could catch him, said Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Craig Cvetan.

Windows were boarded up early Friday and workers were placing plywood over undamaged windows out of precaution.

HOUSTON — On Friday, several thousand people attended a rally in front of city hall in Houston, where George Floyd grew up.

The rally was mostly peaceful but police had apparently taken into custody a woman who had a rifle and had tried to use it to incite the crowd.

The crowed marched through downtown Houston to get to city hall, blocking traffic and at times chanting “No justice, no peace” and “Say his name. George Floyd.” Many held up signs that said, “I Can’t Breathe” and “Justice For George.”

Eventually the protesters ended up alongside U.S. Highway 59, one of the major thoroughfares in Houston. A group of about 60 to 70 shut down the freeway for at least half an hour. Houston police accompanied the protesters as they marched for less than half a mile along the freeway before they walked off of it. No arrests were made.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said he welcomed the rally.

“We stand with them protesting what happened in Minnesota,” said Acevedo. “I’m happy that they’re here today because people need to be heard, voices need to be heard.”

One of those protesting Floyd’s death was 19-year-old Jimmy Ohaz, who came from the nearby city of Richmond, Texas.

“My question is how many more, how many more? I just want to live in a future where we all live in harmony and we’re not oppressed.”

PHOENIX — Hundreds rallied in downtown Phoenix to demonstrate against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody in a protest that turned into a clash with police.

Protesters who marched from Phoenix City Hall to the state Capitol on Thursday night into Friday morning carried signs reading, “Silence is violence” and “Being black should not be a death sentence,” The Arizona Republic reported.

Around 11 p.m., Phoenix police declared an unlawful assembly around the Capitol building. Protesters refused to leave the area, news outlets reported.

The newspaper reported that rocks and water bottles were thrown at police. Video from local TV stations shows protesters hammering on the window of a police car, and the newspaper reported at least one police car window was broken. The Arizona Department of Public Safety and Phoenix police responded by firing pepper spray and rubber bullets at the crowd.

PETAL, Miss. — A Mississippi mayor who sparked outrage when he said he “didn’t see anything unreasonable” about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody is resisting calls to resign, including from his own town’s board of aldermen.

“Why in the world would anyone choose to become a police officer in our society today?” Petal Mayor Hal Marx tweeted Tuesday, the day four Minneapolis police officers were fired. The 46-year-old Floyd, a black man, was handcuffed and pleading for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck Monday.

In a follow-up tweet, the Republican directly referenced the Floyd case, saying he “didn’t see anything unreasonable”: “If you can say you can’t breathe, you’re breathing. Most likely that man died of overdose or heart attack. Video doesn’t show his resistance that got him in that position. Police being crucified.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Looking to defuse tensions in Louisville over the fatal shooting of a black woman by police who broke down her door, the victim’s mother on Friday called on protesters to continue demanding justice but to do it in “the right way without hurting each other.”

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear read the statement from Breonna Taylor’s mother hours after gunshots erupted, wounding at least seven people, during protests late Thursday outside City Hall. At least one person was in critical condition, Louisville Metro Police said early Friday.

“No officers discharged their service weapons,” and all seven shot were civilians, police spokesman Sgt. Lamont Washington wrote in an email to The Associated Press.

In her statement, Tamika Palmer said her daughter — an emergency medical technician — devoted her life to others, and the “last thing she’d want right now is any more violence.”

Thursday night’s demonstration came as protesters across the country, in cities including Los Angeles, Denver, New York and Memphis, turned out in alliance with demonstrators in Minneapolis, where George Floyd became the latest black man to die in police custody.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Roughly 300 people protesting the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman have shut down a five-lane section of a highway in California’s Silicon Valley.

Vehicles southbound on U.S. 101 were at a virtual standstill Friday afternoon, ahead of a greatly diminished rush hour as the region shelters at home. KGO-TV footage shows some cars passing on a shoulder of U.S. 101 in San Jose.

Some protesters are wearing masks and some are not. Later in the afternoon, the protesters were leaving the highway.

LAS VEGAS — More than 400 people were demonstrating on the Las Vegas Strip Friday afternoon calling for policing reforms after black man was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer.

The crowd gathered in triple-digit-heat in front of the Bellagio casino-resort, holding signs and chanting “No justice, no peace!” and “Black lives matter.”

They later began walking north up the Las Vegas Strip in front of casinos still shuttered because of coronavirus-related closures.

The demonstration was in memory of George Floyd, who died late Monday. Bystander video showed a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY —Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody have spread to other areas across the United States. Protesters marched near the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City Friday night. Police were on the scene and no violence was reported, according to Dave Jackson, spokesperson for KC Kansas Police.KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucuas said he had spoken with Police Chief Rick Smith.&nbsp; "Our community and our department stand ready for any peaceful demonstration. All in Kansas City have a right to be heard."<figure>
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 <figcaption>Protesters in the street near the Plaza Friday -photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>A similar protest is scheduled on the Plaza for approximately 5p.m. Saturday, according to several social media reports.&nbsp; Wichita, Salina, Hutchinson and other communities across Kansas are also expected to see protests&nbsp;A protest is also planned Saturday at the Kansas Statehouse. Officials in Wyandotte County said Friday that they plan to meet with clergy early next week in the wake of Floyd's death.&nbsp; Wyandotte County Sheriff Donald Ash, Interim Kansas City, Kansas, Police Chief Michael York and county-city Unified Government Mayor Mayor David Alvey expect to participate in Monday’s meeting. They said they want to discuss how to ensure police respect the “life and dignity” of all people. The Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck was arrested on murder charges Friday.&nbsp;___DENVER — Denver Mayor Michael Hancock called for calm and unity Friday after the first of several planned city protests over George Floyd’s death turned violent, declaring, “Let not the story be about the riots and protests. Let’s keep the focus on the life that was lost.”“I can tell you not to go out and demonstrate but the reality is it’s going to happen,” Hancock said at a news briefing, stressing he shared outrage over what he’s called the “senseless and tragic murder” of Floyd in Minneapolis.Hancock and Police Chief Paul Pazen blamed what they called a minority of agitators among peaceful protesters for inciting violence throughout downtown on Thursday. That violence included throwing rocks at police officers, setting small fires, and breaking windows and damaging cars at the state Capitol and at businesses. More protests were planned for Friday and Saturday. Pazen said three officers were injured and that 13 people were arrested for burglary, criminal mischief and assault.ATLANTA — A police car has been set on fire in Atlanta, where protesters were using barricades to break the windows of cruisers while others were jumping on the vehicles and shattering windshields as they demonstrated against the death of George Floyd.Hundreds of protesters were confronting police outside CNN’s downtown headquarters late Friday. Activists spray-painted a large CNN logo outside the building, breaking a window and tagging doors. One protester climbed on top of the CNN sign and waved a “Black Lives Matter” flag to cheers from the crowd.Protesters pelted officers who came over with bottles, striking some of them. Other bottles thrown at authorities exploded behind the police line, but no officers appeared to get hit. Protesters chanted, “Quit your jobs.”The officers backed their line away from the group of protesters who were throwing objects at them.Police ordered demonstrators to leave the street and threatened to arrest them if they did not leave quickly.Protesters used accelerant to burn an American flag. People were watching the scene from rooftops, some laughing at skirmishes that broke out and vandalism by the protesters.Protesters were also walking on the interstate in downtown Atlanta and appeared to be trying to block traffic.The Georgia State Patrol has responded.Earlier, as the protest appeared more calm, Kaity Brackett, 27, said she came out to the protest because she thinks the entire criminal justice system needs to be overhauled, starting with policing. She said the Ahmaud Arbery killing was a catalyst for her and referred to his death as a lynching. Arbery was killed on Feb. 23 by a former district attorney investigator and his son, who were not arrested until after video emerged months later.Brackett wore a blue mask and sat with her partner and a friend. She was less concerned about the threat from the coronavirus.“We risk our lives going to the grocery store, going to get gas,” she said. “This is more important than all of that.”___NEW YORK — Demonstrators took to New York City streets on Friday for a second day in protest of the death of George Floyd, the black Minnesota man killed in police custody, and invoked the names of other black people who died at police hands.__In Brooklyn, crowds of demonstrators chanted at police officers lined up outside the Barclays Center. There were several moments of struggle, as some in the crowd pushed against metal barricades and police pushed back.Scores of water bottles flew from the crowd toward the officers, and in return police sprayed an eye-irritating chemical at the group twice.The names of black people killed by police, including Floyd and Eric Garner, who died on Staten Island in 2014, were on signs carried by those in the crowd, and in their chants. Protests have taken place around the country, with some in Minnesota and elsewhere becoming violent.“It’s my duty to be out here,” said Brianna Petrisko, among those at Foley Square in lower Manhattan, most wearing masks, where the demonstrations started Friday. The protest took place despite coronavirus prohibitions on large gatherings. The demonstrators were gathered in the square, while police stood across the street.“Our country has a sickness,” Petrisko said. “We have to be out here. This is the only way we’re going to be heard.”At his Friday briefing, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he stood with the Minnesota protesters.“Nobody is sanctioning the arson, and the thuggery and the burglaries, but the protesters and the anger and the fear and the frustration? Yes. Yes. And the demand is for justice,” Cuomo said.At a news conference, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York Police Department officers had been told to respect peaceful protest.He also had a message for protesters. “If you are angry with the government, if you are angry with the elected leaders, direct that anger to all of us, because if we haven’t done enough, we are the ones who should be held responsible,” he said. “But the police officer in front of you is a working man or woman just trying to do their job.”___WINDERMERE, Fla. — A group of about 10 protesters gathered Friday near a Florida town home that belongs to a white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck.The protesters arrived after social media postings listed the address of Derek Chauvin in the community of Windermere outside Orlando.They carried signs that said, “He said I can’t breathe. Justice for George,” and “We see you, we hear you ... we love you! #Justice for George.” The handcuffed black man pleaded for air as Chauvin, the white police officer, knelt on his neck during an arrest recorded on video by bystanders.The Orange County Sheriff’s Office tweeted from its official account that Chauvin is not at the residence and is not expected there. The office says it’s confirmed he has no plans to be in the area.___ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police used a helicopter and tear gas as they retreated from a crowd of people after a confrontation that followed a protest of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.Police said officers responded to several shots being fired from a vehicle following a demonstration that had lasted hours. Four individuals were taken into custody, and several protesters became confrontational, police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said.During the confrontation, protesters waved signs and yelled at officers clad in riot gear. Gallegos said Friday the tear gas was used to allow officers to leave the area and avoid further confrontation.There were no reports of injuries from the gunshots, and it wasn’t clear whether that incident was related to the protest. Gallegos also said there were no injuries resulting from the confrontation with protesters.___FONTANA, Calif. — Nine people were arrested after rocks were thrown at businesses, vehicles and officers during a Southern California protest stemming from the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody.The violence erupted Thursday night in Fontana as about 100 people moved up and down a thoroughfare and blocked traffic. Police say an unlawful assembly was declared and the crowd was ordered to disperse but some persisted.Elsewhere in the region, demonstrators gathered outside Los Angeles police headquarters but there was no repeat of Wednesday evening’s action in which protesters blocked freeway traffic and attacked two Highway Patrol cruisers.Fontana is an inland city about 50 miles (80) kilometers east of Los Angeles.___COLUMBUS, Ohio — Protesters angry over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody turned out for a demonstration in Columbus that began peacefully but turned violent, with windows smashed at the Ohio Statehouse and storefronts along surrounding downtown streets.The crowd of about 400 people entered into a standoff with Columbus police Thursday night, blocking the intersection of key streets in the Ohio capital for hours, the Columbus Dispatch reported.The demonstration began as a peaceful protest, but news outlets reported protesters began throwing objects like water bottles at officers, who responded by using tear gas on the crowd. A scuffle between a protester and an officer broke out around 9:45 p.m., WCMH-TV reported.Videos obtained by The Associated Press show people smashing the building’s windows. One person briefly entered an office through a broken window but retreated before troopers within the building could catch him, said Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Craig Cvetan.Windows were boarded up early Friday and workers were placing plywood over undamaged windows out of precaution.___HOUSTON — On Friday, several thousand people attended a rally in front of city hall in Houston, where George Floyd grew up.The rally was mostly peaceful but police had apparently taken into custody a woman who had a rifle and had tried to use it to incite the crowd.The crowed marched through downtown Houston to get to city hall, blocking traffic and at times chanting “No justice, no peace” and “Say his name. George Floyd.” Many held up signs that said, “I Can’t Breathe” and “Justice For George.”Eventually the protesters ended up alongside U.S. Highway 59, one of the major thoroughfares in Houston. A group of about 60 to 70 shut down the freeway for at least half an hour. Houston police accompanied the protesters as they marched for less than half a mile along the freeway before they walked off of it. No arrests were made.Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said he welcomed the rally.“We stand with them protesting what happened in Minnesota,” said Acevedo. “I’m happy that they’re here today because people need to be heard, voices need to be heard.”One of those protesting Floyd’s death was 19-year-old Jimmy Ohaz, who came from the nearby city of Richmond, Texas.“My question is how many more, how many more? I just want to live in a future where we all live in harmony and we’re not oppressed.”___PHOENIX — Hundreds rallied in downtown Phoenix to demonstrate against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody in a protest that turned into a clash with police.Protesters who marched from Phoenix City Hall to the state Capitol on Thursday night into Friday morning carried signs reading, “Silence is violence” and “Being black should not be a death sentence,” The Arizona Republic reported.Around 11 p.m., Phoenix police declared an unlawful assembly around the Capitol building. Protesters refused to leave the area, news outlets reported.The newspaper reported that rocks and water bottles were thrown at police. Video from local TV stations shows protesters hammering on the window of a police car, and the newspaper reported at least one police car window was broken. The Arizona Department of Public Safety and Phoenix police responded by firing pepper spray and rubber bullets at the crowd.___PETAL, Miss. — A Mississippi mayor who sparked outrage when he said he “didn’t see anything unreasonable” about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody is resisting calls to resign, including from his own town’s board of aldermen.“Why in the world would anyone choose to become a police officer in our society today?” Petal Mayor Hal Marx tweeted Tuesday, the day four Minneapolis police officers were fired. The 46-year-old Floyd, a black man, was handcuffed and pleading for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck Monday.In a follow-up tweet, the Republican directly referenced the Floyd case, saying he “didn’t see anything unreasonable”: “If you can say you can’t breathe, you’re breathing. Most likely that man died of overdose or heart attack. Video doesn’t show his resistance that got him in that position. Police being crucified.”___LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Looking to defuse tensions in Louisville over the fatal shooting of a black woman by police who broke down her door, the victim’s mother on Friday called on protesters to continue demanding justice but to do it in “the right way without hurting each other.”Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear read the statement from Breonna Taylor’s mother hours after gunshots erupted, wounding at least seven people, during protests late Thursday outside City Hall. At least one person was in critical condition, Louisville Metro Police said early Friday.“No officers discharged their service weapons,” and all seven shot were civilians, police spokesman Sgt. Lamont Washington wrote in an email to The Associated Press.In her statement, Tamika Palmer said her daughter — an emergency medical technician — devoted her life to others, and the “last thing she’d want right now is any more violence.”Thursday night’s demonstration came as protesters across the country, in cities including Los Angeles, Denver, New York and Memphis, turned out in alliance with demonstrators in Minneapolis, where George Floyd became the latest black man to die in police custody.___SAN JOSE, Calif. — Roughly 300 people protesting the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman have shut down a five-lane section of a highway in California’s Silicon Valley.Vehicles southbound on U.S. 101 were at a virtual standstill Friday afternoon, ahead of a greatly diminished rush hour as the region shelters at home. KGO-TV footage shows some cars passing on a shoulder of U.S. 101 in San Jose.Some protesters are wearing masks and some are not. Later in the afternoon, the protesters were leaving the highway.___LAS VEGAS — More than 400 people were demonstrating on the Las Vegas Strip Friday afternoon calling for policing reforms after black man was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer.The crowd gathered in triple-digit-heat in front of the Bellagio casino-resort, holding signs and chanting “No justice, no peace!” and “Black lives matter.”They later began walking north up the Las Vegas Strip in front of casinos still shuttered because of coronavirus-related closures.The demonstration was in memory of George Floyd, who died late Monday. Bystander video showed a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck.

Protests over George Floyd's death spread to KC, across the nation

BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for alleged drug distribution in Great Bend.

Just before 1p.m. Friday, deputies executed a search warrant in the 5500 block of 9th St. at Finer Mobile Home Park, lot number 13 in the City of Great Bend, according to Sheriff Brian Bellendir.

&nbsp;As deputies were executing a search warrant, the residents of Lot 13, were located in the 5300 block of 10th Street driving a white Mercedes and stopped in a parking lot.

Upon entry of the mobile home suspected ecstasy (MDMA) and cocaine were located. The two suspects that were stopped on 10th St. were subsequently placed under arrest, according to Bellendir.

McKinley Payne, 20, Great Bend and Shaie Meza, 18, both of Great Bend were placed under arrest and transported to the Barton County Jail without incident. Both were charged with distribution of opiate or narcotics and being held in lieu of a $50,000 bond.

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 </figure>BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for alleged drug distribution in Great Bend.Just before 1p.m. Friday, deputies executed a search warrant in the 5500 block of 9th St. at Finer Mobile Home Park, lot number 13 in the City of Great Bend, according to Sheriff Brian Bellendir.&nbsp;As deputies were executing a search warrant, the residents of Lot 13, were located in the 5300 block of 10th Street driving a white Mercedes and stopped in a parking lot.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590786118163.png" alt="Meza photo Barton Co." />
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 </figure>Upon entry of the mobile home suspected ecstasy (MDMA) and cocaine were located. The two suspects that were stopped on 10th St. were subsequently placed under arrest, according to Bellendir.McKinley Payne, 20, Great Bend and Shaie Meza, 18, both of Great Bend were placed under arrest and transported to the Barton County Jail without incident. Both were charged with distribution of opiate or narcotics and being held in lieu of a $50,000 bond.

Kan. deputies find cocaine, ecstasy during drug bust

BARTON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a woman on drug charges after a traffic stop in Great Bend.

Just after 3:30p.m. Thursday, a sheriff's deputy stopped a 1999 Chevrolet suburban for a traffic infraction in the 1600 block of Patton Road in Great Bend, according to Sheriff Brian Bellendir.

During the course of the stop, Sheriff’s Office K9 Maxx was deployed to conduct a sniff around the vehicle. Maxx indicated the presence of the odor of illegal substances in the vehicle and further investigation was conducted.

Upon searching the vehicle, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were located inside.

Deputies arrested the driver Brandy Zuege, age 26 Larned, on requsted charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was transported to the Barton County Jail without incident. She is being held in lieu of a $10,000 bond.

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 </figure>BARTON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a woman on drug charges after a traffic stop in Great Bend.Just after 3:30p.m. Thursday, a sheriff's deputy stopped a 1999 Chevrolet suburban for a traffic infraction in the 1600 block of Patton Road in Great Bend, according to Sheriff Brian Bellendir.During the course of the stop, Sheriff’s Office K9 Maxx was deployed to conduct a sniff around the vehicle. Maxx indicated the presence of the odor of illegal substances in the vehicle and further investigation was conducted.Upon searching the vehicle, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were located inside.<figure>
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 </figure>Deputies arrested the driver Brandy Zuege, age 26 Larned, on requsted charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was transported to the Barton County Jail without incident. She is being held in lieu of a $10,000 bond.

Kan. sheriff's K9 assists in another drug arrest

Minneapolis, MN. (AP)—&nbsp;Murder. Brutality.&nbsp;Reprehensible. Indefensible.&nbsp;Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the actions of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>&nbsp;police in the custody death of a handcuffed black man who cried for help as an officer knelt on his neck, pinning him to the pavement for at least eight minutes.

But some civil rights advocates say their denunciations are empty words without meaningful reform behind them.

Authorities say&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/766d7ec7c90d94ad38e3e1c31186fb95">George Floyd</a>&nbsp;was detained Monday because he matched the description of someone who tried to pay with a counterfeit bill at a convenience store, and the 46-year-old resisted arrest. A bystander’s disturbing video shows&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/a69682cfc7dd6f99260315b5a68fe6ec">Officer Derek Chauvin,</a>&nbsp;who is white, kneeling on Floyd’s neck, even as Floyd begs for air and slowly stops talking and moving.

Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay spoke out Thursday on his twitter account.

Reno County Sheriff&nbsp;Darrian Campbell shared on Facebook,&nbsp;"My heart goes out to George Floyd's family," Campbell said. "The Reno County Sheriff's Office has a great history of hiring great people to serve within the community and providing top notch training in order to prevent this or any other type of activity which would result in a similar scenario such as this. Please do not group the great Deputies serving within our community into this bad category of Law Enforcement."

“There is no need to see more video,”&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ChiefDavidRoddy/status/1265758198608400386?s=20" target="_blank">Chattanooga, Tennessee, Police Chief David Roddy</a>&nbsp;tweeted Wednesday. “There no need to wait to see how ‘it plays out’. There is no need to put a knee on someone’s neck for NINE minutes. There IS a need to DO something. If you wear a badge and you don’t have an issue with this ... turn it in.”

The reaction from some law enforcement stands in stark contrast to their muted response or support for police after other in-custody fatalities. Sheriffs and police chiefs have strongly criticized the Minneapolis officer on social media and praised the city’s police chief for his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/9157e1bdc0f99797bcdc25e6f243aa19">quick dismissal of four officers at the scene.</a>&nbsp;Some even called for them to be&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/5300d052a24cc050aabe9b370f865e56">criminally charged.</a>

“I am deeply disturbed by the video of Mr. Floyd being murdered in the street with other officers there letting it go on,”&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/PolkCountySheriffsOffice/posts/3222882427755943" target="_blank">Polk County, Georgia, Sheriff Johnny Moats</a>&nbsp;wrote on Facebook. “I can assure everyone, me or any of my deputies will never treat anyone like that as long as I’m Sheriff. This kind of brutality is terrible and it needs to stop. All Officers involved need to be arrested and charged immediately. Praying for the family.”

Typically, police call for patience and calm in the wake of a use of force. They are reluctant to weigh in on episodes involving another agency, often citing ongoing investigations or due process.

“Not going hide behind ‘not being there,’” tweeted&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/sjpdchief/status/1265640163293589504?s=20" target="_blank">San Jose Police, California, Chief Eddie Garcia</a>. ”I’d be one of the first to condemn anyone had I seen similar happen to one of my brother/ sister officers. What I saw happen to George Floyd disturbed me and is not consistent with the goal of our mission. The act of one, impacts us all.”

But Gloria Browne-Marshall, a civil rights attorney and professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said she wouldn’t be a “cheerleader” for a “handful” of chiefs who harshly decried the officers’ behavior.

“Any minute progress is seen as miraculous because so little has been done for so long,” she said. “It’s nothing close to progress or what outrage would be taking place if it was a white man as the victim of this assault.”

Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles, said she wasn’t “particularly moved” by the relatively few police who voiced outrage.

Abdullah said the three other officers who witnessed Chauvin’s actions and did not intervene contributed to a long-standing system of police racism and oppression against people of color.

“We’ve got to remember that it was not just Officer Chauvin who was sitting on George Floyd’s neck,” she said.

Abdullah and hundreds of others&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/de01149ed0828750e2a41d7c2872a1aa">protested&nbsp;</a>what she called Floyd’s lynching on Wednesday night. Some blocked lanes of a freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers.

<a href="https://apnews.com/7013997bc5633f3113d65901ddb7e85e">Minneapolis</a>&nbsp;is bracing for more violence after days of civil unrest, with burned buildings, looted stores and angry graffiti demanding justice. The governor on Thursday called in the National Guard. On Thursday night,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/e27cfce9464809aa8c91afd74c930bb5">protesters torched a Minneapolis police station</a>&nbsp;that the department was forced to abandon.

The heads of the&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/LAPDChiefMoore/status/1265810201770250240?s=20" target="_blank">Los Angeles</a>&nbsp;and Chicago departments — both of which have been rocked before by police brutality scandals — addressed Floyd’s death and its potential effect on race relations between law enforcement and communities of color.

Even the New York Police Department weighed in. Eric Garner died in the city in 2014 after he was placed in a chokehold by police and uttered the same words Floyd did: “I can’t breathe.”

It took city officials five years to fire the officer, and no criminal or federal charges were brought.

Minneapolis, MN. (AP)—&nbsp;Murder. Brutality.&nbsp;Reprehensible. Indefensible.&nbsp;Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the actions of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>&nbsp;police in the custody death of a handcuffed black man who cried for help as an officer knelt on his neck, pinning him to the pavement for at least eight minutes.But some civil rights advocates say their denunciations are empty words without meaningful reform behind them.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590753741227.png" alt="Fires burning in downtown Minneapolis as shown from I-94&nbsp; Minnesota Dept. of Transportation camera just before 7a.m. CDT Friday" />
 <figcaption>Fires burning in downtown Minneapolis as shown from I-94&nbsp; Minnesota Dept. of Transportation camera just before 7a.m. CDT Friday</figcaption>
 </figure>Authorities say&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/766d7ec7c90d94ad38e3e1c31186fb95">George Floyd</a>&nbsp;was detained Monday because he matched the description of someone who tried to pay with a counterfeit bill at a convenience store, and the 46-year-old resisted arrest. A bystander’s disturbing video shows&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/a69682cfc7dd6f99260315b5a68fe6ec">Officer Derek Chauvin,</a>&nbsp;who is white, kneeling on Floyd’s neck, even as Floyd begs for air and slowly stops talking and moving.Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay spoke out Thursday on his twitter account.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I am horrified at what occurred in Minneapolis and struggle for words, but in good conscience cannot remain silent. I get a lump in my throat when I try to talk about it, but in that video I see a murder committed by those who are violating the very oath they swore to uphold.&mdash; Police Chief G. Ramsay (@chieframsay) <a href="https://twitter.com/chieframsay/status/1266034140480262147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Reno County Sheriff&nbsp;Darrian Campbell shared on Facebook,&nbsp;"My heart goes out to George Floyd's family," Campbell said. "The Reno County Sheriff's Office has a great history of hiring great people to serve within the community and providing top notch training in order to prevent this or any other type of activity which would result in a similar scenario such as this. Please do not group the great Deputies serving within our community into this bad category of Law Enforcement."“There is no need to see more video,”&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ChiefDavidRoddy/status/1265758198608400386?s=20" target="_blank">Chattanooga, Tennessee, Police Chief David Roddy</a>&nbsp;tweeted Wednesday. “There no need to wait to see how ‘it plays out’. There is no need to put a knee on someone’s neck for NINE minutes. There IS a need to DO something. If you wear a badge and you don’t have an issue with this ... turn it in.”The reaction from some law enforcement stands in stark contrast to their muted response or support for police after other in-custody fatalities. Sheriffs and police chiefs have strongly criticized the Minneapolis officer on social media and praised the city’s police chief for his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/9157e1bdc0f99797bcdc25e6f243aa19">quick dismissal of four officers at the scene.</a>&nbsp;Some even called for them to be&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/5300d052a24cc050aabe9b370f865e56">criminally charged.</a>“I am deeply disturbed by the video of Mr. Floyd being murdered in the street with other officers there letting it go on,”&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/PolkCountySheriffsOffice/posts/3222882427755943" target="_blank">Polk County, Georgia, Sheriff Johnny Moats</a>&nbsp;wrote on Facebook. “I can assure everyone, me or any of my deputies will never treat anyone like that as long as I’m Sheriff. This kind of brutality is terrible and it needs to stop. All Officers involved need to be arrested and charged immediately. Praying for the family.”Typically, police call for patience and calm in the wake of a use of force. They are reluctant to weigh in on episodes involving another agency, often citing ongoing investigations or due process.“Not going hide behind ‘not being there,’” tweeted&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/sjpdchief/status/1265640163293589504?s=20" target="_blank">San Jose Police, California, Chief Eddie Garcia</a>. ”I’d be one of the first to condemn anyone had I seen similar happen to one of my brother/ sister officers. What I saw happen to George Floyd disturbed me and is not consistent with the goal of our mission. The act of one, impacts us all.”But Gloria Browne-Marshall, a civil rights attorney and professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said she wouldn’t be a “cheerleader” for a “handful” of chiefs who harshly decried the officers’ behavior.“Any minute progress is seen as miraculous because so little has been done for so long,” she said. “It’s nothing close to progress or what outrage would be taking place if it was a white man as the victim of this assault.”Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles, said she wasn’t “particularly moved” by the relatively few police who voiced outrage.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590749921032.png" alt="Protests escalated Thursday evening in downtown Minneapolis photo courtesy WCCO TV" />
 <figcaption>Protests escalated Thursday evening in downtown Minneapolis photo courtesy WCCO TV</figcaption>
 </figure>Abdullah said the three other officers who witnessed Chauvin’s actions and did not intervene contributed to a long-standing system of police racism and oppression against people of color.“We’ve got to remember that it was not just Officer Chauvin who was sitting on George Floyd’s neck,” she said.Abdullah and hundreds of others&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/de01149ed0828750e2a41d7c2872a1aa">protested&nbsp;</a>what she called Floyd’s lynching on Wednesday night. Some blocked lanes of a freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers.<a href="https://apnews.com/7013997bc5633f3113d65901ddb7e85e">Minneapolis</a>&nbsp;is bracing for more violence after days of civil unrest, with burned buildings, looted stores and angry graffiti demanding justice. The governor on Thursday called in the National Guard. On Thursday night,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/e27cfce9464809aa8c91afd74c930bb5">protesters torched a Minneapolis police station</a>&nbsp;that the department was forced to abandon.The heads of the&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/LAPDChiefMoore/status/1265810201770250240?s=20" target="_blank">Los Angeles</a>&nbsp;and Chicago departments — both of which have been rocked before by police brutality scandals — addressed Floyd’s death and its potential effect on race relations between law enforcement and communities of color.Even the New York Police Department weighed in. Eric Garner died in the city in 2014 after he was placed in a chokehold by police and uttered the same words Floyd did: “I can’t breathe.”It took city officials five years to fire the officer, and no criminal or federal charges were brought.“What we saw in Minnesota was deeply disturbing. It was wrong,”&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDShea/status/1266077337986138113?s=20" target="_blank">NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea</a>&nbsp;wrote Thursday. “We must take a stand and address it. We must come together, condemn these actions and reinforce who we are as members of the NYPD. This is not acceptable ANYWHERE.”Before he was commissioner, Shea spearheaded the NYPD’s shift to community policing that moved away from a more confrontational style favored by other commissioners after Garner’s death.<a href="https://twitter.com/SheriffEd_HCSO/status/1265834794841235457?s=20" target="_blank">Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez</a>, who also spoke out online, told The Associated Press that law enforcement agencies keep promising reforms in the wake of fatalities, but they are “not delivering it on a consistent basis.”“When bad things happen in our profession, we need to be able to call it like it is,” he said. “We keep thinking that the last one will be the last one, and then another one surfaces.”