U.S. Marshal and Occupy DC Member Injured in Clash Over Eviction

A U.S. marshal and at least one Occupy D.C. member were injured Tuesday during a clash on Capitol Hill, when members of the grass-roots protest group attempted to block a home eviction.

Despite the injuries and traffic jam caused by squad cars and protesters, no arrests were made.

Surveying the scene unfolding in the 900 block of Maryland Avenue Northeast, Michael Burroughs, a 59-year-old neighbor, said the protest started out peacefully. When he saw a marshal being taken away with a bandaged head, “that’s when all hell broke loose.”

According to Lynzey Donahue, spokeswoman for the U.S. Marshals Service, an officer was injured during a scuffle to remove a human chain and blockade made of crates from the front door of the olive-green row house.

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