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The pro-Palestinian agitator accused of being behind Tuesday’s riots is now accused of “inciting anarchy” over the melee, which saw several people riot. police officer injured.
this boston herald The Suffolk District Attorney’s Office on Thursday upgraded charges against all 13 suspects, who are now charged with violating state law that makes it illegal to “promote anarchy” as a felony, according to court documents.
Between 200 and 300 people attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration in downtown Boston on Tuesday night that quickly turned into a riot. Thirteen people arrested Police said they used violence against law enforcement officers.
A spokesman for the District Attorney’s Office told the Herald the upgraded charges were boston police department Posters promoting the alleged protests were censored, citing a Hamas spokesman and burning police cars.
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On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, law enforcement officials detained a pro-Palestinian agitator in Boston. (Brian Hecht/Berkeley Beacon via AP)
According to police, the poster read: “May your souls rest in peace and that one day your souls will soar in the skies of Quaid and Al-Aqsa you liberated, untainted by the murderers.”
As a result, police determined probable cause that the group “intended to assemble and march in a manner that would induce fear, cause damage and disruption, cause harm and promote anarchy.”
Four police officers were injured in the riot.
“Further investigation revealed the use of violent imagery and rhetoric in media promoting the events of October 7,” a spokesperson for the District Attorney said. “This organizational material promoted violence against police officers and posed a direct threat to public safety, which, combined with the actions of the arrestees, provides clear grounds for enhanced charges.”
On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, police detained a pro-Palestinian agitator in Boston. (Brian Hecht/Berkeley Beacon via AP)
Boston police said the group “surrounded police vehicles, kicked in doors, and resisted dispersal efforts,” adding that “during this time, several officers were assaulted, including one who was hit in the face.”
Police said more officers were sent to the area “as violence escalated” and agitators “continued to resist dispersal”.
Police reported that rioters forcibly removed and damaged their equipment.
“During the disturbance, officers reported that equipment was forcibly removed or damaged, including body cameras, radios, bicycles and other line of duty equipment,” the agency said.
Police arrested officers on a range of other charges including unlawful assembly, resisting with violence and obstructing emergency response efforts, and assault.
Osama El-Khatib, 26, Rod Atwood, 21, Atlanta Carrig-Braun, 20, Haley McIntyre, 24, Madeline Wicker, 27, Jacob Pettigrew, 22, Amon Prophet, 25, Les Hinzman, 19, Benjamin Chokron, 20, Owen Woodcock, 26, Prahlad Iyengar, 25, Styx Hatch, 19 , and Gabrielle Smith, 28, were arrested Tuesday night.
Those arrested were released on bail Wednesday and Thursday, with bail ranging from $500 to $10,000.
It is worth noting that bail for Atwood, El-Khatib and Hatch is set at $10,000. this suffolk county The district attorney’s office said Khatib punched the officers to help other suspects escape, but was not arrested. Although the District Attorney’s Office requested cash bail of $5,000, the judge set bail at $10,000.
The Boston Herald reported that Atwood allegedly broke a police officer’s nose during an attack, according to prosecutors.
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A court officer clears the area outside the courthouse where the arraignments of those arrested during pro-Palestinian melees in Boston are taking place, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Boston Municipal Court. (Mark Stockwell/The Boston Herald, AP, Pool)
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden sent a message to would-be protesters in a statement Wednesday: Stay peaceful or face prosecution.
“These defendants are not in court today because they are protesting,” Hayden said. “They go to court because they have committed a crime. If you assault a police officer and commit other crimes, you will be arrested and prosecuted, that’s it.”
“There have been peaceful protests happening in this city,” he said. “We support everyone’s right to protest. But these people chose against peaceful protest, and they now face the consequences of those choices.”
according to boston.com, The original protest was organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter to coincide with the second anniversary of the Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023.
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The purpose of the protest was to “flood into the Palestinian city center.”
Reports say people chanted “F— you, Nazis” and “The BPD is the Ku Klux Klan” as they refused to leave the area.
