Several Protesters Taken Into Custody In Ferguson
More than a dozen people protesting a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown have been arrested outside of the Ferguson Police Department.
Tensions escalated late Friday during an initially calm demonstration after police said protesters were illegally blocking West Florissant Avenue.
Missouri Department of Public Safety spokesman Mike O'Connell tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 15 people were arrested.
The demonstration in Ferguson came after protesters earlier in the day temporarily shut down three large malls in suburban St. Louis.
Chicago, New York, Seattle and Northern California also saw demonstrations Friday.
Links
- A Calmer Night In Ferguson, Mo., Amid Increased National Guard Presence
- Ferguson Grand Jury’s No-Indictment Is Rare Says UI Prof
- Activists Stage Ferguson Sympathy Rally In Urbana
- Grand Jury Focused On Key Fatal Ferguson ‘Tussle”
- UPDATE: Protests, Some Violent, After Ferguson Grand Jury Ruling
- Coverage at St. Louis Post-Dispatch (behind survey wall)