Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills was arrested Tuesday after protesting at the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to call for action over the death of Breonna Taylor, according to reports.
Stills, 28, faces a felony charge for intimidating a participant in the legal process and a misdemeanor for disorderly conduct and criminal trespass, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.
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More than 100 protesters marched from a local high school in Louisville to the attorney general’s home to demand that he press charges against the three officers involved in Taylor’s death.
More than 100 protesters marched from a local high school in Louisville to the attorney general’s home to demand that he charge the three officers involved in Taylor’s death.
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Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT, was shot eight times when officers broke into her home on Springfield Drive, firing more than 20 rounds, while conducting a narcotics investigation on March 13.
Stills and 86 other protesters were arrested Tuesday afternoon.
LMPD spokesman Lamont Washington told the Courier-Journal that they were arrested “because of their refusal to leave the property and their attempts to influence the Attorney General’s decision with their actions.”
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He added that everyone was given the opportunity to leave before being detained.
Stills’ agency did not respond to the media’s request for comment, but the wide receiver turned to Twitter days earlier to share information about the protest.
“It’s time to climb,” said the Stills tweet. “It has been over 116 days since #BreonnaTaylor was killed by the Louisville police. No police officer has been held responsible. It is time to put our bodies on the line. See you in Louisville next week.
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Entering his second season with Texans, Stills has long been an outspoken critic of race relations and social injustice. During his time with the Miami Dolphins, Stills became one of the first NFL players to kneel during the national anthem.
He was due to appear in court on Wednesday morning.
