The son of former vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine will face criminal charges for his role in a violent smoke bomb-fueled riot that broke out at a pro-Trump rally, according to a report Friday.
Linwood Michael Kaine, 24, of Minneapolis, Minnesota — whose father was Hillary Clinton’s 2016 running mate — was slapped with three misdemeanor charges tied to a melee in St. Paul, the Pioneer Press reported.
The charges, which were filed by the Ramsey county attorney Friday, include fleeing police on foot, concealing his identity and obstructing the legal process with force, according to the paper.
The Virginia senator’s son was initially busted on second-degree riot charges after a fight erupted between protesters and supporters on March 4.
One of the demonstrators allegedly tossed a smoke bomb into the crowd — striking a 61-year-old woman in the head, the Pioneer Press reported at the time. Others unleashed pepper spray and blew whistles and airhorns amid the chaos, according to past reports.
The riot broke out after roughly 125 protesters — some wearing black and covering their faces — stormed the rally of 400 people.
Some of them, “tried to change their appearance [by] taking off their black clothing,” according a criminal complaint reported by the paper.
When police ordered them to stop, they scattered and ran, cops said. A police commander, began to chase one of them — who was later identified as Kaine, according to the paper.
The cop caught up to him, and stopped him by pushing him against a wall. He “began to spin out of his clothing to get away,” the criminal complaint states.
Seven other protesters were also charged for their role in the riot.
“When people seek to prevent others who are peacefully assembled from making their voices heard, it threatens the very foundation of our democracy,” said Ramsey County Attorney John Choi.