
Police consider assault charge after U-Haul drives into Iran protest in Los Angeles
Police say a man suspected of driving a U-Haul truck down a street filled with demonstrators supporting the Iranian people is in police custody and facing charges. Los Angeles police spokesman Officer Charles Miller said Monday the unidentified driver was in the process of being arrested and booked early Monday. The episode unfolded Sunday in a neighborhood of Los Angeles that’s home to the largest Iranian community outside of Iran. The incident unfolded Sunday afternoon in a neighborhood of Los Angeles, home to the he largest Iranian community outside of Iran. The U-Haul truck led demonstrators to scramble out of the way and then pursue it as they tried to reach the driver.