Charges expected after fight involving Confederate flag: Columbia police chief

Charges are expected to be filed against people who were involved in a fight over a Confederate flag at an intersection in Columbia borough earlier this week.

The charges could be filed by the end of the week, said Columbia Borough Police Chief Jack Brommer on Wednesday.

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http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/08/charges_expected_after_fight_i.html

A case of mistaken identity?

In a recent interview HERE, David Chohany, who was at the center of an incident involving a Confederate flag this past Monday night, said he is the victim of mistaken identity and alleges that is why he was attacked.

Could it be true?

Look at the photos below:

Here is Chohany's truck a day or two after Monday night's incident. 

Here it is in the recent past - before the incident.  Note the Confederate flag. 

Now look at the photos below, showing pickup trucks seen around Columbia within the past year, each one displaying a Confederate flag (or two):

Military recruiter's home struck by bullets after drive-by shooting in Mountville

A military recruiter's home on Main Street, Mountville, was struck by several bullets during a drive-by shooting early Wednesday morning.

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http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/military-recruiter-s-home-struck-by-bullets-after-drive-by/article_b0ff33ba-4134-11e5-979d-ab32ab57a077.html

Columbia man in Confederate flag fight gives his side; ‘Rebel runs’ hit Lancaster

David Chohany says it was a case of mistaken identity when he found himself in the middle of a fight over a Confederate flag Monday night in Columbia.

The 32-year-old Columbia man says people targeted him thinking his pickup truck was some other truck that flew a Confederate flag and may have had someone in it yelling racial slurs at some point.

MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-man-in-confederate-flag-fight-gives-his-side-rebel/article_17d3f082-412e-11e5-89a8-9b3d1bdc1f58.html

The False Narrative: Man Attacked Over Confederate Battle Flag In Columbia, PA

The youths were "provoked" by the Confederate Battle Flag.

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http://www.occidentaldissent.com/2015/08/12/the-false-narrative-man-attacked-over-confederate-battle-flag-in-columbia-pa/

Happening now - Getting ready for facade removal

Workers are removing the barricade/walkway in front of 208-210 Locust in preparation for removal of the brick facade there.

Looks like it's really going to happen

"Cherry pickers" were being unloaded this morning on the 200 block of Locust. Workers will begin removing the brick facade at 208-210 Locust in the near future.