Majority of 230 protesters arrested on Inauguration Day will face 10 years in prison and $25k fine as US attorney says they will be charged with felony rioting
- 230 people have been arrested and six police officers injured in the D.C.protests against President Trump
- Many any of those arrested will reportedly face up to a 10 year prison sentence and $25,000 fine
- A violent rampage started two blocks from the White House in McPherson Square and along K Street
- A limo was set on fire after destructive demonstrators threw a flare into its shattered windows
- Police with shields lined up and blocked the parade route as riots broke out around the city
- Officials have used tear gas, pepper spray and flash bang grenades on the mob
- Windows have been smashed at Starbucks, McDonald's and Bank of America buildings
- Broadcaster Larry King said the windows of his SUV were smashed by protesters while he was in studios
More than 95 people have been arrested so far during the riots. Hundreds of protesters dressed in black marched through the streets of D.C. breaking windows and hurling projectiles
A Washington D.C. Metro Police Officer arrests an anti-Trump protester, after a confrontation that led to several dozen protesters being cornered and then arrested for vandalism
A young male rioter kicked in a car's windshield as fellow protesters watched onoutbreaks, which has so far seen 217 people arrested and at least six police officers injured.
A nurse rinses pepper spray out of the eyes of a young anti-Trump protester who got sprayed during a clash with D.C. Metropolitan Police
A limo was set on fire after masked protesters wearing all black threw a flare into the vehicle. They had reportedly run up to the car and smashed its windows in D.C. following Trump's inauguration
Riot police have arrested nearly a hundred people for the explosive protests in the streets of D.C. Washington police said numerous individuals were charged with rioting
Police use pepper spray on the mob of protesters in McPherson Square. A violent rampage started just two blocks from the White House in the square and along K Street
Rioters set off multiple fires as they confronted police as protests over Trump turned ugly
Rioters set fire to a limousine and scrawled 'We the people' on the side of the vehicle
Police have arrested nearly 100 anti-Trump protesters on Friday. Rioters hurled rocks and other debris at a Starbucks Cafe window as they ran through the streets on in protest of President Trump
A protester burns one of Trump's Make America Great t-shirt just hours after he was sworn in as president
SWAT team police in full riot gear moved in spraying pepper spray in a bid to disperse the rioters. Among those where hit were Hawk Newsome, leader of Black Lives Matter in New York.
Anti-Trump demonstrator set a 'Make America Great Again' hat on fire as masked, black-clad protesters carrying anarchist flags smashed windows and scuffled with riot police in D.C.
A Trump supporter was seen trying to pull an American flag out of a fire lit by a protester just hours after the inauguration
Protesters swarmed the streets in Washington as they set fire to mutliple trash cans
Police in riot gear deployed pepper spray and made arrests after protesters smashed the windows of downtown D.C. businesses
A rioter wrapped in a rainbow flag walks very close to the police line as protests turned violent in Washington
An angry protester faces off with a line of riot police during a demonstration in D.C.
Activists leave the site of a limousine which was set ablaze during a protest against Trump. Someone wrote on the side of the burning limo: 'We the People'
Unruly protesters were pursued by riot police who used flash bang grenades and pepper spray to subdue the crowd. Several windows were broken including a McDonald's restaurant's
A police officer falls to the ground as another shoots pepper spray at protesters demonstrating against U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the inauguration
Riot police used flash bang grenades and pepper spray to subdue the destructive crowd
Activists run after being hit by a stun grenade while protesting against Trump on the sidelines of the inauguration
The riots in D.C. in response to Trump's inauguration have led to nearly a hundred arrests. Several windows were broken including a McDonald's restaurant's
Trump's inauguration attendance was not as expected and the National Mall sat half-empty (left) compared to Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration turn out (right), which saw an estimated 1.8million people on the below freezing day
Past inaugurations saw higher attendance numbers. According to D.C. Metro's ridership statistics, only 193,000 trips were taken by 11am on Friday morning, compared to 2013 when 317,000 people had used the public transportation
Protesters demonstrated near the parade route where Trump will walk after taking the oath of office
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