Daughter of Rep. Katherine Clark arraigned for allegedly striking police officer during Boston Common protest

The daughter of US Representative Katherine Clark allegedly flailed and struck a police officer in the face during a protest on the Boston Common Saturday, leaving the officer with a nosebleed, prosecutors said in court Monday.

Riley Dowell, 23, was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on charges including assault and battery on a police officer and vandalizing a historic marker or monument. Dowell pleaded not guilty and was released on the $500 cash bail she had previously posted, with orders that she stay away from the Common while the case is pending.

Dowell was identified at the hearing by her birth name, Jared Dowell. Dowell was assigned male at birth but has transitioned to female.