Protester, 27, is arrested for attempted murder of four NYPD officers for ‘throwing Molotov cocktail at police cruiser’ at Brooklyn demonstration while her 21-year-old sister is detained for resisting arrest
- Samantha Shader was arrested Friday night for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at an NYPD cruiser near the Brooklyn Museum
- The cocktail did not explode and there were no reports of injury; she allegedly bit an officer as he tried to arrest her
- She is now facing four counts of attempted murder, while her sister, Darian, is facing a charge of resisting arrest
- 3,000 protesters took to the streets of Brooklyn Friday night as part of nationwide demonstrations over the death of black man George Floyd
A woman from upstate New York who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at an occupied police cruiser during protests in Brooklyn on Friday night has been charged with four counts of attempted murder.
Samantha Shader, 27, is accused of throwing the cocktail at the NYPD vehicle, which had four officers inside, shortly after 10.30pm as it was stationed near the Brooklyn Museum.
The lit bottle did not explode, and no officers were injured.
According to a statement provided to DailyMail.com, the NYPD officers subsequently exited the cruiser and attempted to arrest Shader, who allegedly bit one of them on the leg.
Shader’s younger sister, Darian, 21, attempted to interfere with the arrest and was taken into custody. The women both hail from the Catskills area.
Their mother, Amy, said she had no comment when reached by phone by DailyMail.com on Saturday afternoon.
The Shader sisters were among 3,000 demonstrators who took to the streets in New York City overnight as part of a series of nationwide protests over the death of black man George Floyd in Minneapolis on Monday.
Two sisters from upstate New York who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at an occupied police cruiser during protests in Brooklyn on Friday night are expected to face attempted murder charges. The cocktail did not explode. A separate NYPD vehicle (pictured) was set on fire by demonstrators
Another vehicle was was vandalized as activists vented their fury at cops over a ‘racist’ policing system
During Friday night’s New York protest a separate NYPD van was set on fire and another cop car was vandalized as activists vented their fury over a ‘racist’ policing system.
Around 200 demonstrators were arrested in the Big Apple.
At a press conference Saturday, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea stated: ‘It is by the grace of God that we don’t have dead officers today.’
Shea also stated that, while the vast majority of protesters gathered peacefully, some came with the deliberate intent to sow discord.
‘Coming to an assembly, pre-meditated, with loaded firearms, with bricks, with Molotov cocktails is the furthest thing from civil obedience,’ he stated.
Shea revealed ‘countless’ officers were injured as protest spiraled out of control. Some are still in hospital. One officer had their teeth knocked out.
‘There was no discrimination as to whether it was a white officer, black officer, male officer or female officer. [They targeted] anyone in a uniform’.
Protesters gathered in the early evening outside the Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn. The 3,000 strong continued their demonstrations into the night
Demonstrators and police officers are pictured at Friday’s protest outside the Barclays center
3,000 people took to the streets of Brooklyn on Friday night. Around 200 were arrested