Man arrested near Trump's reflecting pool to fight obscenity charge

Miles, a freelance video editor and former US Navy submariner, was seen being taken into custody on Monday. He claims he was protesting the increased security presence around the reflecting pool and was charged with violating a federal obscenity law for his language towards Oklahoma state troopers guarding the area. He intends to contest the administrative law charge, which prohibits disorderly conduct involving obscene language or menacing behavior.

Miles has been documenting what he describes as a "creeping police state" since the federal takeover of policing in Washington DC, often confronting federal troops and officers. He shared a video of his encounter with the troopers, noting the irony of a trooper telling him the US was a free society for being able to film, only for Miles to be arrested minutes later for using obscene language.