...and threatening arson' during a Black Lives Matter protest in Massachusetts" [headline continued TM]

- Actor Bill Murray's son Caleb was arrested in Martha's Vineyard Monday for allegedly throwing a rock through a car window
- The 27-year-old was taken into custody at a Black Lives Matter protest in Vinyard Haven Massachusetts
- He was alleged to have thrown the rock at the car of a man who used a racial slur and then took a swipe at a black teenager
- After his arrest, Caleb allegedly 'spit on and bit a police officer, attacked sheriff's deputies, and threatened arson'
- The destruction of property charge relating to the car has now been dropped
- Murray still faces charges of three counts of assault and battery on a police officer

By CAITLYN BECKER and FRANCES MULRANEY, 5 June 2020



The son of legendary actor Bill Murray was arrested on Monday in Massachusetts during a Black Lives Matter protest.

Caleb Murray, 27, allegedly got into an altercation with police officers who were responding to another incident at the demonstration in Martha's Vineyard.

According to a police report obtained by MV Times, Murray became uncooperative after his arrest, biting and spitting on a police officer while in transit and later using a piece of his cell to cut himself and deputies.

Murray also threatened to burn down buildings once he got out of jail.

His arrest came following an otherwise peaceful rally on Monday in Vineyard Haven.

Eric Woods, 66, was also arrested.

He is accused of using a racial slur before assaulting a teen, which led to uproar among the protesters and resulted in the police first being called.

It is believed Murray was initially arrested after allegedly throwing a rock through Woods' window after police arrived but this charge was later thrown out.

Tisbury Police arrived at the end of a peaceful protest and arrested the two men after they were alerted to a commotion in the vicinity of MV Glass off Lagoon Pond Road.

Video of the incident shows Murray wearing a dark colored jacket with his hands cuffed behind his back and flanked by two cops wearing reflective yellow vests.

As he is arrested, the crowd gathered screams at the police about Wood, who is seen sitting in a red pick-up truck.

The protesters encircled Woods in his truck and chant 'shame on you' at the police as they ask why he is being left there and isn't being arrested.

An officer eventually moves and opens Wood's door to take him into custody as the crowd cheers.

The police report states that as Sgt Max Sherman moved to speak to Woods in his truck, he heard smashing glass and turned to see Murray drop to his knees and put his hands on his head.

He was then arrested.

The first report does not state what happened but The MV Times reports that photos showed Wood's car window was smashed. A later report claimed Murray had thrown the rock through the car window.

Murray was initially charged with malicious destruction of property, a threat to commit a crime, three counts of assault and battery on a police officer, making terroristic threats, and disorderly conduct.

The charges of making terrorist threats and malicious destruction of property were dropped before his arraignment on Tuesday.

Edgartown District Court Clerk-Magistrate Liza Williamson threw out the charge of destruction of property as she said there was probable cause that it was not Murray who was responsible for breaking Wood's window.

'Truck was surrounded by protesters, glass broke, Murray fell to his knees, but no nexus for [probable cause] for vandalism or [malicious] destruction,' Williamson wrote.

After his arrest Murray reportedly became uncooperative while being transported to Dukes County lockup despite appearing calm in the earlier video.

The reports say that he bit and spit at his arrest Officer Cutrer while they were in transit.

'Eventually Officer Cutrer was able to finish the transport to the jail, where [Murray] again became uncooperative, attacking deputies,' a report states. 'After being put into a cell, he then used a piece of the cell to not only cut himself but cut the deputies.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar...er-protest.html



This Dad has his hands full. MV is a small community. No question the cops know Bill Murray's family. Caleb, a 27 yo living still at home. He's a good boy! TM