Newly released court documents have given more insight into what may have motivated a young man to drive into a crowd of ‘No Kings Day’ demonstrators in Virginia on Saturday.

The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

On the same day Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in a "politically-motivated" assassination, more "politically-motivated" violence occurred at peaceful protests across the country.

Charged in incident is Joseph R. Checklick Jr., 21, accused of intentionally accelerating his vehicle into the dispersing crowd, striking at least one person.

A 21-year-old Culpeper man was arrested after allegedly driving his SUV into protesters leaving a "No Kings" rally. No injuries were reported, but police say more charges could follow.

An arrest was made in Culpeper, Virginia after an SUV drove through a crowd following a “No Kings” demonstration, police said.

A man was arrested for reckless driving and is accused of intentionally driving into a group of people leaving a protest today, Culpeper police said. A group named Culpeper Democrats on Facebook said it happened at their No Kings rally on James Madison Highway,

Motorists in two cities across the nation have struck “No Kings” protesters, according to multiple reports. Police detained two motorists whom they say intentionally drove into crowds of protesters in San Francisco, California and Culpeper, Virginia. There is no reason to believe the two incidents are connected.