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WATCH: Former judge Robert Bertucci punched protester Tooka Zokaie near a Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago on June 13.
A former judge threw a punch at an anti-racism protester as they stood next to a defaced Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago last week.
The nine-foot-tall bronze figure in Arrigo Park had the word “Killer” spray-painted along its side, per WWTW-TV.
In the video, originally posted to Twitter by Tooka Zokaie and verified by Storyful, the anonymous demonstrator and retired judge Robert Bertucci engage in a heated debate at Arrigo Park.