MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- Myrtle Beach police on Saturday arrested a woman after she brandished a handgun while driving by a 'No Kings" demonstration at Chapin Park.

Authorities said 59-year-old Mary Moriarty of Surfside Beach is charged with pointing and presenting a firearm.

An estimated 1,000 people took part in the event.

It was the third mass mobilization since Trump’s return to the White House and came against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services but is testing the core balance of power, as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways that protest organizers warn are a slide toward authoritarianism.

Events were held in Conway, Florence and Myrtle Beach throughout the day.

Republicans sought to portra

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