Bill Murray’s son Caleb was arrested after a Black Lives Matter demonstration on Martha’s Vineyard, according to The Vineyard Gazette. Caleb, 27, of Chilmark, is facing assault and battery charges involving police officers. Like everyone charged in this case, he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The Gazette reports that the demonstration took place Monday, June 1, at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven and was largely peaceful. Around 6:30 PM, Eric, a 66 year old Vineyard Haven resident, drove up in a pickup truck and began arguing with protesters. Witnesses told police he shouted a racial slur and made an obscene gesture. When a 19 year old protester told him to stop, witnesses said Eric got out of his truck and punched the young man. Eric was charged with disorderly conduct and assault and battery. He was released on his own recognizance, with an arraignment set for June 29.
As police arrived, a rock was thrown through the rear passenger window of Eric’s truck. Police said Sergeant Max Sherman heard the glass break and saw Caleb put his hands on his head and drop to his knees. Caleb was arrested at the scene and initially charged with disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property.
Police say more charges followed. Officers allege Caleb spat on an officer twice during transport and became combative with deputies at the jail. Authorities added two counts of assault and battery on a police officer and a charge of threatening to commit a crime, which court documents describe as a threat of arson.
At his arraignment in Edgartown District Court, the clerk magistrate found no probable cause for the malicious destruction of property and terroristic threats charges. Caleb was being held without bail while he waited for a bed at a medical facility for evaluation, and a pretrial hearing was set for July 31.
No public statement from Caleb or his family had been reported at the time of this post. Baller Alert will keep an eye on the case as it moves through court.
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