A 21-year-old man was arrested Saturday afternoon after intentionally driving a vehicle into a crowd of "No Kings" protesters, police said on Saturday.

According to a news release, police officers with the Culpeper Police Department were "monitoring the conclusion of a lawful protest event" when the incident occurred.

Police observed someone drive an SUV "recklessly through the crowd of pedestrians," the release said.

"Given the dangerous driving behavior observed, officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and identified the driver as Joseph R. Checklick Jr., 21, of Culpeper," police said.