Alabama Woman Convicted of Breaking Police Car Window Under Controversial Anti-Riot Law
A Mobile woman who smashed the window of a police car during a protest has been convicted.
Tia Pugh, 22, was charged after a May 31, 2020 protest in downtown Mobile over the death of George Floyd. Protestors were attempting to make their way onto the I-10 ramp, which was blocked off by Mobile Police Department officials.
Floyd was brought up multiple times during the trial by George Armstrong, one of Pugh’s lawyers. Armstrong said that May 31 ended up being the most important day of her life.
“Pugh admitted to [breaking the window] and doing it on purpose, but this case is more than that,” Armstrong said.