Man Arrested, Charged With Assaulting Journalist, Woman During June 1 Fishtown Unrest

George Graf has been charged with aggravated assault and other charges.

BECAUSE YOU WON'T BE BACK.HE WANTS THE POLICE COMMISSIONERTO APOLOGIZE TO THE DOZENS OFOFFICERS HURT DURING SEVERALDAYS OF PROTESTS.A PHILADELPHIA MAN IS NOWCHARGED WITH ASSAULT AND RELATEDCHARGES FOR HIS ROLE IN ANATTACK ON A JOURNALIST COVERINGUNREST IN FISHTOWN.THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAID36-YEAR-OLD GEORGE GRAPHATTACKED A PRODUCER FOR WHYY ONJUNE 1ST.THE PRODUCER HAD BEEN TAPING AGROUP OF PEOPLE HOLDING BATS'SWALKING AROUND FISHTOWN AFTERCURFEW.A WOMAN WITH THE PRODUCE WASALSO PUSHED.THE DA SAID THE GROUP WASENGAGING IN CONFRONTATIONS WITHBLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTERS.THIS WAS BASICALLY AN ATTACKBY A SMALL MOB OF PEOPLE.AND IT IS VERY LOGICAL TO ASSUMETHAT THEY WERE OUTRAGED THATTHEIR THREATENING ASSAULTIVEILLEGAL RACIST CONDUCT ANDTHREATS AND WORDS HAD BEENRECORDED.THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ALSO