US EditionWoman Charged with Driving Car Through Crowd During Anti-ICE Protest
- A woman from West Elsdon, aged 30, was taken into custody on June 19 following an incident on June 10 in which she allegedly drove a vehicle into a group protesting ICE enforcement actions in downtown Chicago.
- The incident followed a protest where thousands marched peacefully before chaos erupted with protesters throwing items at police near Monroe and State streets.
- Kemp ignored police commands to turn away, accelerated her maroon Kia Spectra with three children inside, and drove into the crowd, striking a 66-year-old woman who suffered a broken arm.
- Witness Dr. Howard Ehrman reported that the vehicle accelerated from approximately 30 mph near State Street to 50 mph by the time it reached Michigan Avenue while fleeing. Kemp is facing felony charges such as aggravated reckless driving that resulted in injury, fleeing from police, and driving with a suspended license.
- Kemp was ordered held in Cook County Jail and is due back in court Thursday, highlighting legal consequences amid ongoing immigration-related protests in Chicago.
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Chicago woman detained for driving through crowd of protesters, police in the Loop
A West Elsdon woman was ordered detained as she awaits trial after she allegedly drove a vehicle through a crowd gathered in the Loop this month to protest ICE’s recent crackdowns across the city and country. Deirdre Kemp, 30, was ordered held by Judge John Hock on Friday and is next scheduled to appear in court Thursday, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. Kemp was charged with one count of aggravated reckless driving/bodily…
Woman charged with driving car through crowd during anti-ICE protest | News Channel 3-12
By Adam Harrington, Sabrina Franza, Darius Johnson, Natalie Goldstick, Chrissy Amaya Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A woman stood charged Monday with driving a car through a crowd assembled for a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in downtown Chicago earlier this month. Chicago police said Deirdre Kemp, 30, was arrested on Thursday, June 19. She was charged with one felony count each of aggravated…
Woman charged with driving car through crowd during anti-ICE protest
By Adam Harrington, Sabrina Franza, Darius Johnson, Natalie Goldstick, Chrissy Amaya Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A woman stood charged Monday with driving a car through a crowd assembled for a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in downtown Chicago earlier this month. Chicago police said Deirdre Kemp, 30, was arrested on Thursday, June 19. She was charged with one felony count each of aggravated…
Woman charged with driving car through downtown anti-ICE protest
A woman who allegedly drove into a crowd of protesters with her kids in the car this month in the Loop and injured a 66-year-old has been arrested and is facing charges. Deirdre J. Kemp, 30, surrendered to police Thursday and is accused of plowing through thousands of protesters June 10 near State and Monroe streets, Chicago police said. Kemp, who was driving a 2003 Kia Spectra with three children inside, was stuck between police vehicles on Sta…
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