Defendant highlighted in Rams-49ers demonstration swipes at Bobby Wagner over protester tackle

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One of the defendants in a trial at the center of the demonstration by an animal-rights activist’s demonstration during the Los Angeles Rams-San Francisco 49ers game on Monday gave his piece on the incident. 

Paul Darwin Picklesimer, one of the investigators for Direct Action Everywhere currently on trial for multiple felonies of "rescuing" piglets from Circle Four Farms, owned by Smithfield Foods, doesn’t think it was right that Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner tackled the protester who ran on the field with a pink smoke bomb to briefly delay the game.

Alex Taylor was identified as the man who ran on the field, wearing a shirt that said "RightToRescue.com," and was taken out of Levi’s Stadium and cited for the incident. Fox News Digital confirmed that he has filed an assault report with the Santa Clara (Calif.) Police Department, and a person close to the situation said he is considering his legal options, which include taking legal action against the Rams players (Takkarist McKinley was also involved in the tackle) and the NFL. 

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Bobby Wagner hits a protester during a game. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Taylor was accompanied by Allison Fluty, who had intended to rush the field with him but was apprehended before running on the turf. 

"I’m extremely grateful for Alex and Allison’s protest in support of our trial. Costco and Smithfield Foods fight hard to punish us for exposing animal abuse on their farms," Picklesimer said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. "I expect Bobby Wagner mostly wanted to help stop the protest, but a man so big and strong should not risk injuring anyone