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Posted by: Kate Prince on Jul 9, 2020

A July 4 protest outside the home of Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich could result in felony charges for some individuals, the Commercial Appeal reports. The protest happened late in the afternoon on Saturday when at least a dozen cars and roughly 40 protestors arrived at Weirich’s residence, yelling for her to come outside and chanting to end the money bail system within Shelby County. A video showed protestors firing Roman Candles towards Weirich's roof, which did not catch fire, removing flags from Weirch's yard, crossing a physical property line and subsequently setting those flags and another, larger flag, on fire. In an approved subpoena request, the Memphis Police Department asked for photographs from the Commercial Appeal, which it believes would help identify those who participated in the “attempted arson, arson, and theft of property.”