2 charged with felony assault after loudly protesting outside Town Hall
Assault charges follow 2020 protest By Aria Janel | January 29, 2021 at 7:40 PM EST - Updated January 29 at 7:40 PM
OHIO CITY, Ohio (WOIO) - In the summer of 2020, Sydney Yahner and Josiah Douglas protested outside of the bar Town Hall in Ohio City.
“The cause was speaking out against racists, sexist and misogynistic business practices,” said Yahner.
According to a police report, an employee of Town Hall suffered hearing loss after protesters made their case loudly using megaphones.
Now, a grand jury has indicted Yahner and Douglas on felony assault charges.
Their lawyer Peter Pattakos says there’s more to the story.