FALMOUTH — The man charged with assault after spraying protesters with snow and ice as they demonstrated on the Falmouth Village Green on Monday has been removed from the town’s list of plow drivers.

John C. Pimental, 31, of Mashpee, a longtime snowplow contractor for the town of Falmouth, was assigned to the area of Woods Hole. The village green where the incident occurred was not part of his plow route.

He will be summoned to Falmouth District Court to answer to charges of assault and disorderly conduct lodged by the Falmouth police.

About 55 demonstrators were on the green shortly after noon Monday to protest President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for a southern border wall.

Witnesses say Pimental approached the triangular green in his truck on the side near St. Barnabas Church, gathering speed as he progressed. He reportedly crossed the yellow line and dropped his plow blade, spraying snow, water and ice on the demonstrators. He then parked the truck nearby and, after about 10 minutes, came down the other side of the green, near the Bank of America, hugging the curb and throwing more slush with the plow blade, witnesses said.

On Thursday, Highway Superintendent James Grady said his department was not going to take any action against Pimental before the charges were addressed in court.

Town Manager Julian Suso said Friday that was not the case.

Pimental has been removed from the town's list of plow drivers, Suso said, based on a decision he made with Department of Public Works director Ray Jack.

Suso said Grady’s comment about taking no action on Pimental "may have been the initial conclusion Jim drew, but this is the actual action: He's not going to be plowing roads for us."

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