Michael Scott Lockwood

At around 3:45 p.m., Michael was on the northwest riser of the inaugural amphitheater. At 4:23 p.m., tear gas was deployed onto the risers by the Metro Police Department (MPD). Officers began clearing the platform. During the confusion of being hit with tear gas, Michael got into an altercation with someone trying to forcibly move him. He grabbed what turned out to be an officer’s baton and jumped off the platform to escape the scuffle. He returned to Ohio.

Michael was arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) officers on December 15^th, 2022. He was charged with a felony (assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers) as well as several ‘stackable’ misdemeanors designed to increase prison time when sentenced. He entered a ‘not guilty’ plea to all charges at his arraignment.  Michael was released on personal recognizance one week later. He had a $20,000 unsecured bond, had to surrender his passport, agree not to obtain travel documents, submit a DNA sample, notify law enforcement of any update to his address or phone number, not possess a gun or drugs, avoid interaction with any witness or victim in the investigation and report regularly to the U.S. Pretrial Department.

On July 24, 2023, Michael changed his plea to guilty for the felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. Several family members and friends wrote character letters for Michael, including his mom, Bridget Flores. She explained that his behavior on that day was “completely out of character for him” and that the “incident does not define his true character.” On November 6^th, 2023, Judge Randolph D. Moss sentenced Michael to 1 year and 1 day in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.