Journalist covering clashes at right wing rally arrested

A journalist covering clashes between the far-right Proud Boys group and counter-protesters in western Michigan on Saturday was detained by police.

Some fist fights occurred before police arrived and ordered the crowds to disperse in Kalamazoo.

Police confirmed a number of arrests were made.

A reporter for MLive.com, who was arrested while recording live on Facebook, reported that some of the Proud Boys also used pepper spray on people.

The male-only Proud Boys have been called extremist by the Anti-Defamation League and described as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The Proud Boys dispute those descriptions.