Police in Little Egg Harbor Township have arrested a Bass River Township man for pushing a woman down during a Black Lives Matter protest last weekend.

Cops say William T Van Orden, 65, has been charged with simple assault.

According to police, Orden was involved in an altercation on Sunday that was recorded on video. Police used video in their investigation.

According to police, "This ugly incident does not represent who we are as a community and violence directed towards those peacefully assembling will not be tolerated."

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