A man in a a red "Make America Great Again" baseball cap was arrested for dousing demonstrators with bear spray at the Santa Monica Pier over the weekend.
Video of the incident has been spread all over social media of David Dempsey arguing with the group of people protesting President Trump when he began spraying the crowd.
Police say that Dempsey is a convicted felon and is barred from possessing pepper spray or other tear gas weapons.
He has beemHe has been booked on suspicion of prohibited use of a tear gas weapon, assault with a caustic chemical and violating parole and is being held without bail.