At 4:04 p.m., the 23-year-old revealed in a tweet that he was arrested and charged with impeding traffic.

Apologize for the delay. Police arrived as Proud Boys retreated to a parking garage nearby the Raddison HotelI. I was arrested and charged with impeding traffic while reporting live on Facebook for @MLive. pic.twitter.com/KcGL7v2crg

— Samuel J. Robinson (@samueljrob) August 15, 2020

Robinson was released later that day on a $100 bond, MLive reported.

On Sunday, Kalamazoo Public Safety Chief Karianne Thomas said she was sorry for the harm caused to Robinson and that the department supported protecting the rights of journalists.

"I apologize for the trauma that it caused to this young man," she told WOOD-TV. "We all respect the sanctity of the press."

Robinson was one of 10 people arrested during the event on Saturday. Mayor David Anderson said he is meeting with city lawyers about dropping charges connected to five of those people arrested under city ordinances, CNN reports.

Thomas said police were aware of the protest and counterprotest since July and were prepared with 111 officers in case of an incident, WOOD-TV reports.

Although Thomas told WOOD-TV she believed no members of the Proud Boys were arrested, Deputy City Manager Jeff Chamberlain said in a statement that “multiple groups” were armed with weapons and firearms, according to MLive.

Chamberlain said several altercations took place when the white nationalist group came face-to-face with counterprotesters. He added that once officers intervened, the chaos was quelled.

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