The leader of the latest iteration of the trucker convoy visiting the D.C. area was arrested Wednesday while the group was demonstrating on the National Mall.
David “Santa” Riddell, 57, was arrested by D.C. police and is awaiting extradition to Montgomery County, Maryland, for traffic-related charges stemming from the group’s road blockade on July 4 on Interstate 270 near its interchange with I-370 in Gaithersburg.
Mr. Riddell’s charges are willfully disobeying (lawful order, direction) of a police officer, willfully driving a motor vehicle at slow speed impeding normal and reasonable traffic movement and (stopping, parking, leaving standing) vehicle on highway outside of business & residential district.