Police arrest bicyclist weeks after camera captures mob destroying car in Third Ward

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The arrest comes weeks after Houston police identified the cyclist through his own Facebook comment three days after an angry bike mob bombarded a driver in Third Ward.

Michael Len Johnson appears to admit to taking part in a bicycle mob attack against a driver in Houston's Third Ward.A cyclist has been arrested after a mob was caught on video swarming a driver in Houston's Third Ward, according to police.

On Monday, Houston police said in a tweet that Michael Len Johnson was arrested two weeks after being chargedOn June 26, the 42-year-old was charged for allegedly heavily damaging a vehicle at 4357 S. Macgregor Way on June 15.Court records state thatHouston police say Johnson was riding among bicyclists when he confronted a driver, Herschel Cashin, and shattered his windshield.

Cashin is seen on video pulling out a knife in his hand. He told ABC13 in a previous report that he felt threatened, and he is not facing charges. "What the media is portraying as an angry mob is us standing our ground," Johnson's Facebook post read. "We are not the aggressors here, we are the protectors...I broke the windshield, and I stand behind my actions. I didn't attack a vehicle out of anger. I disabled a vehicle that was being used indiscriminately as a weapon against any member of the group who was in the driver's way.

 

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