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City police make arrests related to Friday night protest

8 years ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Surrounding Counties

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June 9, 2018, Charlottesville Police News Release

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – On June 8, 2018 at approximately 9:54 p.m. Charlottesville Police Officers were dispatched to a disorder involving a large crowd on the Downtown Mall.

Officers responded and observed a large group of protesters marching on the Downtown Mall. The protesters made their way to East Market Street, in front of Emancipation Park.

The protesters gathered in the middle of the roadway and were given repeated instructions to move out of the roadway or they would be arrested. When the protesters failed to comply with the officers’ instructions, officers began making arrests.

The seven individuals arrested for violation of Virginia Code 46.2-926 (Pedestrian: Step into street with poor visibility) were Eleanor Ruth Myer Sessoms, Nicolas Roy McCarthy-Rivera, Veronica Haunami Fizthugh, James Alan Swanson, Jenna C. Hochman, Keval Mandar Bhatt, and Jeanne Marie Peterson.

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