Police in Maryland are searching for a cyclist who was caught on video assaulting three people posting flyers in support of Black Lives Matter, per CNN.
Maryland-National Capital Park Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect in connection with an assault that took place on Monday afternoon on the Capital Crescent Trail in Montgomery County, per a release from Park Police.
Footage shows that a man and two women were walking the trail, and posting flyers in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, following the death of George Floyd, when the suspect started to argue with them, and grabbed the flyers from one of the individuals.
Police then say that the suspect pushed his bicycle away, and started to charge at one of the victims, which caused them to fall to the ground.
Park police have released images of the man, who remains unidentified. He is described as a 50 to 60-year-old white male, of medium build, six feet in height, and with short brown hair.
Park Police officers are reportedly patrolling the trail by foot, bicycle and police car, according to the release.
The man who shot the video of the cyclist told CNN that they were trying to influence change. "At first he seemed intrigued at our message, but he quickly got aggressive and tore the sheets from my hands," he detailed, saying it was then that he started recording the exchange.
He has requested to remain anonymous.
Watch the video below:The clip shows the cyclist approach a member of the group, who tells him to stay away. He then goes towards the third person in the group and tears a roll of tape she had around her wrist.
The individual behind the camera says that's when the cyclist noticed he was filming and charged at him. The recording ends as the cyclist rode away down the path, before turning around and shouting obscenities at the group.
"I spent my high school years in DC and I’m fortunate enough to live in an affluent neighborhood now where I feel I have a lot of privilege," the individual who has requested to remain anonymous continued to the publication.
"There’s tons of people watching TV and saying ‘wow that’s horrible’ and shake their head, but don’t actually work to change it. That’s what I want to try and inspire is for people to actually go change things instead of just being an observer."
