- The Rhode Island cop who is accused of attacking a Black woman at a Roe v. Wade
protest pleaded not guilty. - Jeann Lugo was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct, per local
news .
The Rhode Island police officer accused of physically assaulting a Black woman at a Roe v. Wade Rally pleaded not guilty last week.
Jeann Lugo, a Republican who was running for State Senate, made the plea on Friday after he was charged in connection to an incident where he allegedly $4 last month, $4.
The incident occurred at a protest outside the State House on June 24 after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 ruling. Rourke shared a video on social media stating that Lugo, who was off-duty, "$4 her during a confrontation.
"This is what it is to be a Black woman running for office, she tweeted. "I won't give up."
The day after the incident, the Providence Police Department announced that they placed the officer on $4 amid an investigation. He was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct, the $4reported.
The department's Police Chief Hugh Clements called Lugo's actions "disgusting" and called for him to be fired, $4.
"I have lost confidence in your capacity to and ability to exercise self-control, and to conduct yourself in a civil, respectful, and professional manner," Clements said in a notice obtained by the outlet.
In a since-deleted tweet, Lugo said that he dropped out of the Senate race, according to WLNE.