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...