FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida suspect faced a judge on charges related to violent protests.

Twenty-two-year-old Ricardo Florestal appeared in bond court Thursday morning.

He faces several charges, including aggravated assault on an officer.

According to police, Florestal threw a rock at an officer’s car, smashing the window, during protests in Fort Lauderdale back in May.

Florestal is being held on $16,000 bond.

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