Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene announced that felony charges would be filed against Virginia State Sen. Louise Lucas, local NAACP members and others following a June 10 protest at a Confederate monument, according to WTKR. Lucas and others are facing two charges: conspiracy to commit a felony and injury to a monument causing more than $1,000 in damage. According to The Washington Post, the governor of Virginia and local lawmakers, the charges are being seen as retribution for Lucas' work on police reform in her position as Senate president pro tempore. Lucas' attorney told The Post that the charges were “a political stunt meant to weaponize the criminal justice system against African Americans.” Another state senator said it was the "same playbook from the ’60s.” “It’s deeply troubling that on the verge of Virginia passing long-overdue police reform, the first Black woman to serve as our Senate Pro Tempore is suddenly facing highly unusual charges. @SenLouiseLucas, I look...