Five of those arrested, who were supporting the migrants, have been charged with a misdemeanor and a felony. The sixth, charged with a misdemeanor, was opposing illegal immigration.
Six people have been charged in connection with the July immigration protests outside the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Murrieta that landed the city in the national media limelight.
Their arrests came during heated protests July 4, three days after a group of anti-illegal immigration protesters turned away buses of Central American migrants who federal officers were attempting to bring to the station for processing.
Five of those arrested – all supporters of the migrants – have been charged with a misdemeanor and a felony. The sixth, charged with a misdemeanor, was an anti-illegal immigration protester.
Jessica Rey, 25, of Menifee; Janet Mathieson, 22, of Claremont; and Jacqueline Sanchez, 26, of Los Angeles pleaded not guilty Wednesday at the Southwest Justice Center in French Valley. Pouyan Bokaei, 33, and Salvador Chavez, 24, both of Los Angeles pleaded not guilty last week.
They each are charged with misdemeanor obstruction of an officer and felony lynching – defined under California law as taking a person from the lawful custody of an officer by means of a riot. Additionally, Mathieson is charged with misdemeanor battery on an officer.
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