Cornel West, Ferguson Protesters Arrested Outside St. Louis Courthouse
Multiple protesters outside a courthouse in St. Louis, including Dr. Cornel West and DeRay McKesson, were arrested Monday afternoon.
Last night, as protesters gathered in Ferguson on the anniversary of Michael Brown‘s death, shots were fired and, according to police reports, cops ended up shooting someone who opened fire on them.
Various protesters were arrested for reportedly going past police barricades. People and reporters on the scene snapped photos of what they witnessed:
St. Louis Police put Cornel West in restraints after he went over police barricade with other #Ferguson protestors. pic.twitter.com/ovGmeH7qzB
— Lisa Brown (@LisaBrownSTL) August 10, 2015
Close to 60 of us over the barricade at the #DOJ! We demand justice now! #UnitedWeFight pic.twitter.com/g7oKk7U9n2
— OBS_STL (@OBS_STL) August 10, 2015
Legal observer from Nat Lawyers Guild being arrested in downtown STL pic.twitter.com/WGSlIxE40g
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 10, 2015
Different skin tones, citizens, church leaders, at the DoJ in #StLouis pic.twitter.com/GiBdePZBWu
— Shevaun Bryan (@finessebryan) August 10, 2015
Both @deray and @Nettaaaaaaaa have been arrested. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/KX6LhimCiy
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 10, 2015
Dr. Cornel West just arrested in St.Louis, Mo #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/oT1d5UR5dS
— C.Ferguson (@cfergie111) August 10, 2015
One of the protesters arrested tweeted this beforehand:
If I'm arrested today please know I'm not suicidal. I have plenty to live for. I did not resist, I'm just black.
— ShordeeDooWhop (@Nettaaaaaaaa) August 10, 2015
Before he was arrested, McKesson posted a few Vines showing others people being arrested:
And the arrests begin. STL. https://t.co/3GUSZiMOmn
— deray mckesson (@deray) August 10, 2015
And the arrests continue. STL. DOJ. https://t.co/ZRbEISA0pG
— deray mckesson (@deray) August 10, 2015
They arrested Netta. https://t.co/1pDong9qxF
— deray mckesson (@deray) August 10, 2015
— deray mckesson (@deray) August 10, 2015
And amid all this, a state of emergency was declared in St. Louis County:
#BREAKING: #STL County Executive Stenger issues a state of emergency, effective immediately.
— KMOX St. Louis News (@kmoxnews) August 10, 2015
You can watch live footage from MSNBC here:
[featured image via OBS_STL]
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