Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias speaks at news conference denouncing Proud Boys at Tower Theater protest.
In a news conference Wednesday, Fresno city leaders denounced the violence that erupted last Sunday at a Tower Theater protest. The protests organized by the Save the Tower Theater Demonstration Committee have largely been peaceful, but this past Sunday, Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said as many as 60 Proud Boys attended. He said they wore ballistic vests, carried hunting knives, tear gas and mace.
“The proud boys were very, very vocal, threatening and intimidating towards the Save the Tower protesters who were also there,” he said.