PHILADELPHIA - District Attorney Larry Krasner announced new charges against a man for his role in an assault during a confrontation last summer in the Fishtown neighborhood amid racial justice uprisings.
The incident happened near the 26th Philadelphia Police District at Berks and Girard Avenue on June 1, 2020. At the time, authorities say a violent confrontation occurred between numerous unarmed Black Lives Matter supporters and people wielding bats and axes.
Richard "Richie" Goodwin is alleged to have thrown another individual off a bike and hitting him multiple times until his ear and face bled.
As a result, Goodwin is charged with simple assault (M2) and recklessly endangering another person (M2). In a statement released to FOX 29, DA.