Tag Archives: Social media rumor of militant gathering in Weatherford draws more than 200 counterprotesters

A social media rumor that militant and other groups were going to protest in Weatherford prompted more than 200 counterprotesters, many of them armed, to show up at the county courthouse Saturday, the Weatherford Democrat reported. Sgt. Matthew Chalmers, a Weatherford police spokesman, said counterprotesters began gathering near the courthouse around 8 a.m., but the groups that were rumored to be planning a …

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