Police arrest three more suspects in Trump rally violence

Police in San Jose, Calif, announced three more arrests Wednesday in connection with violence outside of a rally last Thursday in support of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, the department said.

The three, two of them 16 and one 17, were arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and battery, the agency said in a statement.

The arrests bring to seven the number of those detained after the incendiary rally in downtown San Jose that included fire as well as throwing of bottles and eggs. Police said they expect to make even more arrests in connection with the rally, KRON4 reported.

In one incident, one of the teen suspects, a 16-year-old from San Jose, hit a rally attendee from behind with a blunt object, police said. That teen is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, a felony.

In another incident, another teen suspect, a 17-year-old from San Jose, physically assaulted a rally attendee and tackled them to the ground, according to police. That teen also is charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

The third teen, a 16-year-old from Milpitas, Calif., also tackled a rally attendee to the ground, police allege. That teen is charged with battery, a misdemeanor, according to police.