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PRESS RELEASE - SUSPECT ARRESTED

On Saturday, January 6^th, 2024, a group of protesters and counter-protesters arrived in the City of El Cerrito and took over the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Carlson Boulevard.  The El Cerrito Police Department became aware of an incident that occurred during the protest wherein a male protester pushed a woman down to the ground from behind causing minor injury and then he took her flag by force.  The suspect then burned the woman’s flag in the street.
 
The department released photos of the suspect in the incident who was wearing a garment to cover his face.  With help from the public, the department was able to identify the suspect and obtain a warrant for his arrest. 
 
This morning at 7 am, El Cerrito Police Officers arrested Christopher Husary, a 36 year-old man from Hayward, on an arrest warrant stemming from his involvement in the incident. A search warrant was served at Husary’s residence and investigators recovered additional evidence that implicated Husary in the crime. Husary was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on one count of robbery, one count of grand theft from a person, and one count of arson.  The investigation will be forwarded to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office with a request for prosecution.