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A mild political protest outside the Richmond Coliseum turned confrontational on Friday night as anti-Donald Trump protesters briefly scuffled with police and marched through downtown streets for an hour.

Police said they detained five people and charged one with disorderly conduct.

Trouble began after a small group of young men in Trump gear walked through a group of more than 100 protesters in Festival Park around 9 p.m. Chaotic shoving ensued and a man in a Trump T-shirt, who earlier had danced in front of the anti-Trump crowd, pointed to his lip as if he’d been punched. More shoving occurred moments later as police moved into the area as some protesters were pushed to the ground and others pushed back against the police.

After pulling the Trump supporters over a barricade and out of the area, police brought out riot shields and formed a line between the protesters and the Coliseum.

For most of the night, police kept the two sides separated.

The protest group left the Coliseum area around 9:30 p.m. and stopped traffic on Broad Street while marching through downtown. Police on bicycles escorted the group, stopping traffic as needed. The march ended at Abner Clay Park in Jackson Ward around 10:30 p.m.