LaSalle man accused of inciting hatred charged again following downtown London protest
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A LaSalle man charged in his hometown last week after making online posts about police and Jewish people has been separately charged by police in London, Ont., police said Tuesday.
Nicholas Amor, 30, of LaSalle, is accused of taking part in an anti-war protest outside of a London convention centre last week, where police said he assaulted another man.
Despite being charged by London police by way of warrant, Amor remains in custody in LaSalle, where he was charged last week with public incitement of hatred. Police accused him of promoting antisemitic and anti-police violence.
Amor's public Facebook account with nearly 5,000 followers, contains videos where he makes allegations against people in the Jewish community. In one video, he appears to be wearing a bulletproof vest with an upside down Canadian flag.
"We are at war,” Amor said in a video. “The Zionist terrorist organization is destroying the human race worldwide."
The latest charges Amor faces stem from an incident outside of RBC Place at 300 York St. in London, where the Best Defence Conference was being held on Oct. 21, the same day the LaSalle police investigation into his online behaviour started.
Organized by groups like World Beyond War and SURJ Toronto, more than 100 protesters blocked entrances to the convention centre and its parking garage, and called for a two-way arms embargo on Israel and for Canada to halt planned military spending increases.
London police accuse Amor of assaulting a man who was attempting to remove barricades that Amor put in place to block the parking garage. They said Amor was wearing a mask to obscure his face at the time of the alleged assault.
As a result, he faces charges of mischief over $5,000, conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, assault, and disguise with intent.
Amor is the second person to be charged after the London protest, with police saying last week they had charged an Owen Sound woman who attended with resisting arrest, among other offences.
Police confirmed to CBC News the man charged in both London and LaSalle is the same individual. They said the investigations in London and LaSalle are separate and not connected.
During a court appearance yesterday, Amor said the charge of public incitement of hatred was his first criminal charge ever, and asked for more time to find a lawyer.
His next court appearance was scheduled for Oct. 29.
Police in London are asking anyone with information related to the protest incident to contact them directly, or to submit a tip anonymously through Middlesex London Crime Stoppers.
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