GOP bill would let prosecutors charge protesters with racketeering for damaging property

Bill would let prosecutors charge protesters with racketeering for damaging property

A Republican lawmaker who watched as Trump supporters broke into and ransacked the U.S. Capitol in 2021 wants to send Arizona protesters to prison for rioting if they damage property.

Arizona GOP Bill Permits Prison Sentences for Protesters Who Damage Property

A state senator who attended the January 6 attack is proposing a change to the legal definition of a riot.

GOP bill would let prosecutors charge protesters with racketeering for damaging property

A Star Wars-themed sign at the No Kings rally at the Arizona Capitol on June 14, 2025. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror)A Republican lawmaker who watched as Trump supporters broke into and ransacked the U.S. Capitol in 2021 wants to send Arizona protesters to prison for rioting if they damage property.  Under the proposal from state Sen. Mark Finchem, R-Prescott, Arizona’s legal definition of a riot would be changed to include when …