Police arrested 87 people protesting the death of Breonna Taylor outside the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Tuesday.
All of those people now face felony charges for intimidating a participant in a legal process, police said.
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87 protesters were arrested and face felony charges after sprawling across the lawn of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron while condemning the death of Breonna Taylor.
Meanwhile, activists remain outraged that more than four months after Taylor was killed by police issuing an “untouched” search warrant at her home, investigators have yet to arrest or file charges against the agents involved in her death. .
“Protesters chose to occupy the front yard of a house owned by the Kentucky Attorney General and continually sang to him and his neighbors,” a spokesman for the Louisville Metro Police Department said in a statement to Fox News. “Everyone was given the opportunity to leave, they were told that staying on the property would be illegal and they decided not to leave.”
The protesters were also charged with minor charges of disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing violations. They face between one and five years in prison if convicted. All of the protesters were released from the Metro Department of Corrections on Wednesday, WHAS radio reported.
Those arrested included Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Williams, according to reports.
Dozens of police officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department assisted Greymoore Devondale officers due to “necessary resources for such a large group” of protesters, LMPD told Fox News.
The incident comes amid continuing tensions between the community and LMPD after Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT, was shot eight times when officers broke into his home on Springfield Drive, firing more than 20 rounds, while conducting an investigation. on narcotics on March 13.
No drugs were found in the house.
One of the three officers involved in the fatal instance was fired from the department last month, and two other officers were placed on administrative leave.
The Kentucky ACLU called Tuesday’s mass arrests “an overreaction, scandalous, and inappropriate reaction to a community that is legitimately upset by the government’s delay in holding the police accountable. The sole purpose of these charges is to cool down liberty rights. of expression of the protesters. “
Cameron defended the investigation and denounced protesters at his door in a statement, according to NBC News.
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“From the beginning, our office set out to do its job, thoroughly investigate the events surrounding the death of Ms. Breonna Taylor,” he said. “We continue with a thorough and fair investigation, and today’s events will not alter our search for the truth. The stated objective of today’s protest at my home was to ‘climb’. That is not acceptable and only serves for further division and tension within our community. “
