Apr 06, 2026
The most serious charges have been dropped for another one of the five teens arrested during an anti-ICE protest in Quakertown in February of this year, the teen’s lawyer said in a statement to NBC10. Attorney Ettore Angelo confirmed that his client is the second of the five teens to have thei r initial charges lowered or dismissed entirely. ‘To the best of my knowledge, all charges have not been dropped, but the more serious charges have been dropped,” Angelo said. According to Angelo, the charges were dropped due to having “no factual foundation.” Pennsylvania Mar 20 Charges dropped against Quakertown teen arrested at anti-ICE protest: Lawyer Pennsylvania Mar 4 Calls grow for Quakertown police chief to resign after clash during protest “Dropping those more serious charges was not a kindness from the district attorney’s office. They simply had no factual foundation for those charges,” he said. “Unfortunately, my client spent four nights in jail. If they had dropped these charges sooner or brought them at all, she would never have had that traumatic experience. Now it is time for the District Attorney, Joe Khan, to make the right decision and drop all charges against my client.” The most recent announcement comes after another teen, but was still facing six months of probation. The status of the other three teens has not yet been made public. NBC10 has reached out to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and is waiting to hear back. Students arrested at ICE protest The group, nicknamed the Quakertown 5, was arrested after students and police clashed during an anti-ICE protest in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, investigators said. Earlier that morning, the House Principal of Quakertown Community High School, Dr. Jason Magditch, sent a letter to students, staff and families that the planned protest was canceled after the district received a report on Feb. 19 regarding potential safety concerns. Despite this, around 35 Quakertown Community High School students still participated in the protest on Friday and walked out of class, according to officials. Quakertown police responded to 5th and Broad streets in Quakertown around 11:35 a.m. that morning as the students marched in the area. Police said they warned the students to stay out of traffic. As the protest reached East Broad Street, some of the students began throwing snowballs at vehicles, kicking cars and damaging property, according to police. Police said they warned the protesters to remain civil at that point. The protest then continued to Front and Juniper streets where the students blocked traffic and jumped in front of vehicles, police said. More officers were called to the scene and the students clashed with police, according to investigators. Videos circulating on social media show confrontations between the students and police officers. Another video shows a student being led away in handcuffs. Another cellphone video shared with NBC10 shows a man in a brown shirt – identified as Quakertown’s police chief – in a fight while being surrounded by students. The video also shows a second officer bringing someone to the ground. The chief faced calls to resign for his role, and is currently on medical leave as a result of the incident. Police said five to six teenagers and one adult were taken into custody.  ...read more read less
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