William Nicholas Love, known as the “Minneapolis Spider-Man,” pleaded not guilty today to misdemeanor fifth-degree assault stemming from his confrontation with Jake Lang outside Minneapolis City Hall.
Love’s attorney said the defense will argue self-defense and defense of others. He called it an assault when Lang’s group drove two vehicles onto a public sidewalk toward the people of Minneapolis, arguing that Love and others had a right to defend themselves.
Court records list Jack Rice and Kevin Riach as Love’s attorneys. His next court appearance is a pretrial hearing scheduled for November 19 at 8:30 a.m. in Hennepin County.
The following images are by Mercado Media.
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder photojournalist Chris Juhn also covered “Spider-Man”’s appearance in court yesterday:
Spider Man and his crew showed up in downtown Minneapolis where William Nicholas Love, 33, who was dressed as Spider Man had his first appearance. It was over the Jake Lang confrontation that happened last month.
Spider Man walked out of the Public Safety Building where he had his first appearance with his fist held high. To a crowd of around 40-50 people were there to greet him and in support.
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Love pleaded not-guilty. His lawyer, Jack Rice said that Love acted in self-defense and defense of others.
After his trial and spending some time with his supporters, Love and his crew left. But shortly after around 6 other spider people showed up in Spider Man outfits.
The following images are by Chris Juhn.
See also the previous Wild Reed post:
• Spider-Man in Minneapolis
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