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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9328510" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bogdan-vechirko">Bogdan Vechirko</keyword>, 35, was arrested on suspicion of assault after driving a semi-truck through a <keyword id="9295731" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="george-floyd">George Floyd</keyword> march in <keyword id="191558" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</keyword> on Sunday.</li><li>Public records show that Vechirko has was convicted for disorderly conduct in late 2012.</li><li>He was also charged with domestic violence over the same incident, but that charge was ultimately dropped.</li><li>Donation records also show three contributions of around $100 since 2018: one to President Donald Trump's re-election campaign, and two more to the Republican Party.</li></ul>The man who was arrested after driving a tanker truck through a crowd of George Floyd protesters in Minneapolis on Sunday has a previous arrest for domestic assault, public records show.He has also made political donations to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.Bogdan Vechirko, 35, was arrested on <a href="https://jailroster.hennepin.us/JailRosterOnline/jail-roster/search-results/details/2020010658" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspicion of assault </a>after driving through a gathering of protesters marching on I-35W shortly before 6 p.m. yesterday.On Tuesday, he was <a href="https://www.startribune.com/trucker-who-rolled-into-35w-protest-released-without-charges/570957332/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released from jail without being charged</a>, but investigators are continuing to look into the case. <div type="image" title="Bogdam Vechirko.JPG" height="1344" width="2000" msid="76140920" hostid="261"></div>Vechirko's previous charges were listed on the <a href="http://pa.courts.state.mn.us/Search.aspx?ID=100" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minnesota Judicial Branch</a> website.It shows that Vechirko was charged with misdemeanor domestic assault, disorderly conduct, and interfering with a 911 call.The three charges stem from an incident that happened on August 1, 2012. A summary of the case on the website says that the domestic assault count included an "act to cause fear of immediate bodily harm or death."In November of that year, Vechirko was convicted on the disorderly conduct count, and had the other two charges dismissed. He was given a 30-day sentence, which he carried out at the Hennepin County work house. He was also convicted in 2009 for failing to wear a seatbelt and in January 2020 for failing to display the registration number on a snowmobile.<div type="image" title="bogdan vechirko arrested.JPG" height="1412" width="1882" msid="76140925" hostid="261"></div>Political records also mention Vechirko.<a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=vechirko%2C+bogdan" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=vechirko%2C+bogdan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Election Commission (FEC)</a> filings show that Vechirko donated $100 to President Trump's "Make America Great Again Committee" in October 2019.Before that, he also made two donations to the Republican National Committee, one for $115 in October 2018, and another for $100 in August 2018.There were no prior donations listed by the FEC.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/semi-truck-hits-protesters-in-minneapolis-i35w-video-2020-5">Video shows a tanker truck hitting a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis on the 6th night of protests over George Floyd's death</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/bogdan-vechirko-identified-as-man-who-drove-through-minneapolis-protesters-2020-6">The truck driver who sped through a crowd of George Floyd protesters has been named and booked on suspicion of assault</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/jon-jones-ufc-is-fighting-crime-during-george-floyd-protests-2020-6">A UFC champion took to the streets during the George Floyd protests to fight crime, making vandals surrender cans of spray paint</a></li></ul>

The trucker who drove through a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis was once arrested for domestic assault

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A truck driver accused of speeding into a crowd of protesters in <keyword id="191558" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</keyword> has been released from jail, acquitted of assault charges.</li><li>Bogdan Vechirko drove an 18-wheeler among a large group of peaceful protesters on the highway in Minneapolis on Sunday. Video shows the truck driving past protesters gathered on the highway shoulder and then coming to a stop just short of hitting some people who stood in front of its path.</li><li>Minnesota state officials said Vechirko did not intend to harm anyone.</li></ul>A 35-year-old truck driver accused of driving aggressively past peaceful protesters on Sunday in Minneapolis was released from jail on Tuesday.The truck driver, Bogdan Vechirko, was acquitted of assault charges.On Sunday, Vechirko drove an 18-wheeler past a large group of peaceful protesters on I-35 in Minneapolis. The highway was shutdown, and filled with people demonstrating against the police killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd.Minneapolis state officials explained during a Monday press conference that, while I-35 was shutdown, they were still in the process of closing off on-ramps to the freeway. Vechirko, whose tanker truck was not carrying anything, drove onto I-35 on accident, he told investigators. (Why red flags were not risen to Vechirko while driving on a completely empty freeway is not clear and was not explained in the Monday press conference.)According to video footage of the incident, Verchirko appeared to drive past the crowd at speed for a time. People captured by the I-35 traffic camera quickly scattered as the tanker truck approached, with some running into the green on the side of the freeway altogether.He started to slow down when he approached the protesters and eventually came to a full stop. At that point, he was pulled out of his truck and beat up.Officials said Vechirko acted foolishly, but that it did not appear that he purposefully tried to hurt anyone. Those on the scene dispute public officials. Protester Drew Valle <a href="https://www.startribune.com/trucker-who-rolled-into-protesters-on-35w-bridge-released-without-charges/570957332/">told the Minneapolis Star Tribune</a> that Vechirko showed "a callous disregard for someone's humanity."This is a breaking story. Check back for more details. Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/truck-driver-who-nearly-killed-protesters-released-without-charges-2020-6">Business Insider</a>

Truck driver who sped into a crowd of protesters on a highway in Minneapolis released from jail without charges

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The truck driver who drove through a crowd of <keyword id="9295731" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="george-floyd">George Floyd</keyword> protesters in <keyword id="191558" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</keyword> on Sunday has been identified as 35-year-old Bogdan Vechirko. </li><li>Vechirko was arrested on Sunday and held on suspicion of assault at the Hennepin County Jail. </li><li>He was released without charges 36 hours later, but the investigation into his actions continues. </li><li>No protesters were hit by Vechirko's truck.</li><li>Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said that while the incident at first appeared to be potentially deliberate, it may have been accidental.</li></ul>The driver of a semi-truck that drove through a crowd of protesters demonstrating against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Sunday has been identified as Bogdan Vechirko. Vechirko, 35, was arrested on Sunday and held on suspicion of assault at the <a href="https://jailroster.hennepin.us/JailRosterOnline/jail-roster/search-results/details/2020010658" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hennepin County Jail</a>.He was released on Tuesday without being formally charged, but officials say the investigation into his actions continues.In Minnesota, suspects can only be held without being charged for 36 hours before they have to be released, and that time limit was reached in Vechirko's case. But that doesn't mean that prosecutors can't file charges later, if they are able to build a case against him."Investigators are in the process of gathering additional information and answers to aid in the charging decision," the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said in a statement, according to <a href="https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/06/02/man-who-drove-semi-into-i-35w-protest-released-without-charges-mndot-releases-traffic-footage-leading-up-to-incident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WCCO</a>.<div type="image" title="bogdan vechirko truck.JPG" height="1948" width="3654" msid="76134411" hostid="261"></div>Just before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Vechirko drove an empty tanker truck at a high rate of speed through protesters marching down I-35W, while honking his horn, according to <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/deputies-driver-booked-on-suspicion-of-assault-after-truck-drives-through-minneapolis-protest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local news station Fox 9.</a>The protesters were able to get out of his way and there were no reports of injuries.When Vechirko's vehicle came to a stop, his car was surrounded by protesters, according to <a href="https://kstp.com/news/marchers-on-the-move-after-peaceful-justice-for-george-floyd-rally-at-capitol-in-st-paul/5747223/?cat=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KTSP, another local news channel</a>. One group escorted the driver to police.Pictures of the driver being arrested show blood on his face and chest, though it's unclear how he was injured. He was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries before being booked into jail. The interstate had been shut down because of the protesters at the time Vechirko was on it. Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said the driver did not go through any barriers before reaching the <keyword id="6354896" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="protests">protests</keyword>.However, Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell later said that it appeared the driver was able to get around "diversions."<div type="image" title="bogdan vechirko arrested.JPG" height="1412" width="2086" msid="76134413" hostid="261"></div>Sources <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/no-injuries-reported-driver-arrested-after-truck-drives-into-crowd-of-protesters-in-minneapolis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Fox 9</a> that he drove around workers as they set up barricades. The outlet said its sources believe he may not have meant any harm to the protesters.Harrington later said that while it seemed Vechirko's actions may have been deliberate at the beginning of the investigation, it may turn out to have been an accident. Trucking company Ken Advantage said in a statement on Sunday that Vechirko is an independent contractor. "Our first and foremost concern is for the safety and security of the public, our employees and our customers," the company said."We will be cooperating fully with the investigating authorities in the days ahead. It would be inappropriate to comment at this time until we have additional facts as the investigation is in its early stages. We will comment further once we have more information."<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/internal-strife-facebook-zuckerberg-trump-2020-6?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">Facebook publicly tears itself apart over Mark Zuckerberg's decision to keep up Trump's posts about the George Floyd protests</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-visits-a-black-lives-matter-protest-site-in-delaware-2020-5?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">Joe Biden visited a Black Lives Matter protest site in Delaware as Trump rages on Twitter against demonstrators</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lebron-james-shares-powerful-video-of-protestors-chanting-i-cant-breathe-2020-5?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">'This is unity': LeBron James shared a powerful video of Colorado protesters chanting 'I can't breathe' in memory of George Floyd</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-sheltered-in-white-house-secure-bunker-during-dc-protests-2020-5?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">Trump was rushed into a White House bunker used during past terrorist attacks during Friday protests in Washington, DC</a></li></ul>

The truck driver who sped through a crowd of George Floyd protesters has been released without charges

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A truck driver named Bogdan Vechirko was jailed on assault charges after he nearly drove an 18-wheeler into a large group of protesters in Minneapolis on Sunday.</li><li>Minnesota state officials said on Monday that his truck was not loaded and that because he slammed the brakes before getting too close to the crowd, he did not intend to injure any protesters. </li><li>A Facebook post originally from a trucking-education page said truck drivers who are facing protesters have the right to drive into them. </li><li>However, the burden is ultimately on <keyword id="996559" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Trucking">trucking</keyword> companies to ensure drivers do not end up in dangerous situations.</li></ul>A 35-year-old truck driver nearly mowed over a group of protesters in Minneapolis on Sunday. Hours later, Mark Staite, a fellow truck driver, watched the video in his tractor with one thought going through his mind: "No, no, no, no." No one was killed or seriously injured. But the video, which was widely circulated online, showed that the truck driver, Bogdan Vechirko, did not slow down his truck until he was far into the crowd of demonstrators. Vechirko was jailed on assault charges but <a href="https://jailroster.hennepin.us/JailRosterOnline/jail-roster/search-results/details/2020010658">released on Tuesday without charges</a>.After Staite watched the video, he thought about the young people joining the trucking industry who he mentors through a small trucking-education group on Facebook and YouTube.Staite told Business Insider: "99.9% of new drivers aren't trained in any of this stuff. They don't know how to respond to threat assessment or liability mitigation."The training of truck drivers may seem like a minor discussion point as the coronavirus death toll pushes past 100,000 and law enforcement responds to protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets, pushing American cities into chaos. But as demonstrators take over American highways, they're likely to clash with the nation's nearly 2 million truck drivers. The results could be disastrous. <h2>A viral post</h2>After he watched Vechirko drive his truck into a crowd, Staite wrote <a href="https://www.facebook.com/markstaitetrucking/posts/1020256735035461">a Facebook post</a> that's now been shared more than 1,000 times. (A version of his post, edited without Staite's permission to be more inflammatory, was posted <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=932244237197509&amp;set=a.6365932834292749274">by a conservative media outlet called Uncle Sam's Misguided Children and shared more than half a million times</a>.)Staite, typing in his truck at 2 a.m., wrote that truck drivers have the right to self-defense — which Staite believes means the right to run protesters over to save their own lives, he said."We will defend ourselves every time, up to and including, using our 80,000-pound trucks and its 1,800 foot-pounds of torque to run you over," he wrote. "We don't want to, but will if we have to, to save our own life."He added:Congregating in the roadway will only get you run over. Having people standing and blocking the highway is a threat to our physical safety and we will respond appropriately to your attack. Standing in the roadway is NOT a protest. It is an attack on our safety. Air horns will sound, steering wheels will be held tightly, but those brakes will not be touched. You will move, or you will die. 80,000 pounds at 70 mph will win every time.The post will strike some as jarring — and even as an excuse to kill protesters.Staite has seen some commenters who seemed to get "excited" by the idea of running folks over. "That's not the point here," Staite said to Business Insider. "We, as professional drivers, don't want to run people over."Staite said he supported protesters. "Most truck drivers are behind the peaceful protesters," he said. "We agree with the protest position that what happened was atrocious; it's despicable."<h2>A truck driver nearly died in the 1992 Los Angeles demonstrations</h2>Staite's post opens with a name many have likely forgotten:The American trucker will not be held hostage, threatened, robbed, or killed. We will not be a victim. We will not be this generation's version of Reginald Denny. Every driver knows that name. Do you?For truck drivers, the name Reginald Denny looms large. In 1992, when riots broke out in Los Angeles after the acquittal of four police officers filmed beating Rodney King, Denny, a truck driver, found himself surrounded by angry protesters. He stopped his truck to avoid running them over.A group of men pulled Denny out of his trailer and beat him nearly to death on live television. Locals who saw the beatings play out rushed to the scene to save him and Denny survived. Denny <a href="http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/la_riot/article/0,28804,1614117_1614084_1614511,00.html">came away with</a> severe and permanent brain damage and 91 skull fractures.Many truck drivers are terrified of finding themselves in Denny's position — but their training is often lacking on how to handle a situation like that.The results have already turned deadly during the current <keyword id="6354896" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="protests">protests</keyword>. On May 30 in St. Louis, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8373087/Video-shows-man-dragged-FedEx-truck-police-say-driver-frightened-armed-protesters.html">a FedEx truck driver</a> who has not been identified struck and killed a man about 2 a.m. Protesters, some of whom were armed, assailed the FedEx truck, causing him to initially slow down and blow his air horn before speeding away, The Daily Mail reported, citing police. The deceased man was trapped between two FedEx trailers. <h2>Trucking companies must take more responsibility for training and where they send drivers</h2>Craig Fuller, who is the CEO of the freight-data and media company FreightWaves, said rejections — when drivers turn down jobs — to cities like Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, where protests have raged in recent days, have not spiked.But some truck drivers have told Business Insider they are refusing to drive to those cities, especially if their route takes them through urban areas at night.Truck drivers also suffer from an information deficit, putting them in uniquely dangerous situations. Unlike most Americans, truck drivers, who drive for up to 11 hours a day, cannot check their phones or televisions throughout the day. Staite, for instance, said he was unaware that cities had curfews until his wife told him on the phone days after curfews had gone into effect in many American cities.Staite's Facebook post appears to be a symptom of the dangerous lack of training and information drivers have and the failure of trucking companies to responsibly administer either. Their employers, rather than placing truck drivers in a situation where some drivers feel they must be prepared to run over another human being, should be routing trucks outside of areas that may be dangerous or place the truckers in areas of conflict. "Fleets have a responsibility to the safety of the drivers and general public before anything else," Fuller told Business Insider. "Maintaining the supply chain is secondary."Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/viral-facebook-post-truck-drivers-say-right-run-over-protesters-2020-6">Business Insider</a>

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