An Alabama man is accused of punching a Chicago police officer at a downtown march attended by thousands to protest high unemployment and foreclosures, authorities said.
Christopher Friday, 25, of Mobile, Ala., was charged this morning with aggravated battery to a police officer for slugging the cop Monday afternoon outside the Art Institute, where an estimated 3,000 people converged after the march, police said.
While the march and gathering at the Art Institute was largely peaceful, police did issue 24 municipal citations for being on the roadway.
Friday is expected to appear before a judge this morning, police said.
