Two Arrested Near Demonstration Activities: Baltimore Police

Police said two people were arrested in the vicinity of Baltimore’s city hall and circuit court Wednesday, around the time of pretrial proceedings for six police officers and subsequent press conference. One officer sustained a minor injury in the first arrest, according to police.

After 9:15 a.m., police said a man was arrested on Calvert at Pratt streets after he allegedly stopped the flow of traffic and falsely claimed that he had been hit by a vehicle.

Darius Rosebrough, 21, was charged with second-degree assault, disorderly conduct and resisting or interfering with an arrest, according to court records.

Rosebrough, who also goes by the name Kwame Rose, became well-known after confronting Geraldo Rivera about news coverage of Baltimore during the April riots.

While trying to remove Rosebrough from the scene Wednesday, police reported one officer sustained an injury. Police told the Associated Press that the 21-year-old kicked the officer in the face, and bail was set at $7,500. He was released Thursday morning, court records show.

The second arrest occurred near City Hall.

At 4:37 p.m., officers said they responded to the area of the 100 block of Holliday Street for a reported cutting and found a 52-year-old man with a chest laceration. He was taken to a local hospital, where police said he is expected to survive.

Darryl Jones, 52, was charged in the incident with attempted first and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and use of a dangerous weapon with intent to injure. He is listed as homeless in online court records.

The alleged stabbing occurred as Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis were holding a press conference to thank the community for demonstrating peacefully.

Police told The Baltimore Sun the cutting was not related to protests.

Police outside Baltimore City Hall after 5 p.m. on Sept. 2. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Janney.