3 minors arrested in attacks against Trump supporters in San Jose

Protesters outside a Trump rally in San Jose, California, last week.
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Three teenage boys have been arrested in connection with attacks against Donald Trump supporters following a rally last week in San Jose, California, authorities said Wednesday.

In a statement, the San Jose Police Department said one of the suspects, who was arrested for felony assault with a deadly weapon, was caught on camera hitting a man with a sharp object. The other two suspects were also recorded assaulting a man, chasing him, then throwing him to the ground, The Associated Press reports; one was arrested for misdemeanor battery and the other for felony assault with a deadly weapon.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.