Porsha Williams, 39, was arrested Tuesday in Louisville, Kentucky.
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams was arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest in Louisville, Kentucky, to demand criminal charges in the fatal Breonna Taylor police shooting.
Williams, 39, was among 87 protesters charged Tuesday with trespassing, disorderly conduct and intimidation of a participant in a legal process.
The group camped out in the front yard of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s home when the Louisville police made the arrests.
Eyewitness video shows Williams, the granddaughter of civil rights leader Hosea Williams, being taken away in handcuffs as other protesters sang and cheered while sitting on the grass.
Williams was seen wearing a face mask that said ‘Breonna Taylor’ in the video shared by the Instagram account @friendsofnicole.
Williams, 39, was among 87 protesters charged Tuesday with trespassing, disorderly conduct and intimidation of a participant in a legal process.
‘I feel like today is definitely going to end with me in handcuffs, but I’m about to, that’s what we’re here for. Breonna Taylor – say her name, ‘Williams said in a video (above) earlier in the day
Protesters filled the Kentucky Attorney General’s front yard Tuesday, demanding criminal charges against police officers for the death of Breonna Taylor.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Republican, is seen above. His office is investigating Taylor’s death, but no criminal charges have been filed in the case.
Earlier in the day, Williams had predicted his own arrest in a video that a friend later shared on Instagram.
‘I feel like today is definitely going to end with me in handcuffs, but I’m about to, that’s what we’re here for. Breonna Taylor, say her name, ‘he said.
Taylor was shot eight times after officers used a battering ram to break down her door while serving a search warrant and returned fire to the apartment after midnight on March 13.
An officer was shot by Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who said he thought an intruder was breaking into the home.
The target of the order was an alleged drug dealer named Jamarcus Glover, who was arrested on traffic charges the same night 10 miles away in a separate order. Taylor had a previous relationship with Glover.
Taylor (above), an EMT in Louisville, died when police returned fire to her boyfriend while executing a search warrant on a drug investigation of her ex-boyfriend Jamarcus Glover
Yandy Smith (left) posts a photo of herself with Tamika Mallory and Porsha Williams on Instagram on Tuesday.
Sergeant Johnathan Mattingly, who was shot in the leg by Walker, spoke to internal Louisville police investigators about two weeks after the raid, and said police expected Taylor to be alone in the home because Glover was known to be it was elsewhere.
Mattingly said before the raid that officers were told that Taylor’s ground floor apartment was a “soft target” and Taylor “should be there alone because they knew where his target was and I guess they thought he was their only boyfriend or only known. ”
Mattingly told investigators in the interview that they recorded that officers briefed on the raid were told that Glover had sent packages to his department on his behalf.
Taylor “possibly gave him drugs, received the packages and withheld his money,” Mattingly said he was told about Taylor’s involvement. No drugs were found in Taylor’s house.
Williams is seen left at Emmys in 2016 and arrested right Tuesday
‘We are in Louisville and our conclusion is that there MUST be JUSTICE for #BREONNATAYLOR. #RP ‘said Beauty Real Housewives of Atlanta in a social media post earlier Tuesday
NBC News obtained the interview with Mattingly and another with Walker and released them last week.
Taylor’s death, along with the death in custody of George Floyd in Minnesota, sparked weeks of protests, as well as a call for the officers who shot Taylor to be criminally charged.
‘We are in Louisville and our conclusion is that there MUST be JUSTICE for #BREONNATAYLOR. #RP, ‘reality star Williams said in a social media post earlier Tuesday.
Yandy Smith, a cast member of the reality show Love & Hip Hop, was also arrested at Tuesday’s protest.
Porsha’s sister Lauren Williams posted a video of her brother’s arrest, calling her “fearless” in using her fame for social change.
‘She has always been brave. You mess with her people, you mess with her. She takes the #breonnataylor case personally and is sacrificing work, time with loved ones, and her comfort to make sure criminals are responsible for their actions, ” Lauren said. “This is her passion, this is her purpose.”
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