{"id":328959,"date":"2017-10-04T14:15:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T13:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/scores-of-st-louis-protesters-arrested-after-highway-blockage-photos\/"},"modified":"2017-10-04T14:15:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T13:15:51","slug":"scores-of-st-louis-protesters-arrested-after-highway-blockage-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/scores-of-st-louis-protesters-arrested-after-highway-blockage-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Scores of St Louis protesters arrested after highway blockage (PHOTOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2017.10\/thumbnail\/59d4ad98fc7e93d26d8b4567.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Published time: 4 Oct, 2017 09:14 <\/time><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Edited time: 4 Oct, 2017 09:44 <\/time><\/p>\n<p>        Police arrested scores of demonstrators in St Louis after they blocked a highway in an ongoing protest over the acquittal of a former police officer in the fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__text text  js-mediator-article\">\n<p>More than two weeks after Jason Stockley was found not guilty of killing the 24-year-old African American, protesters are continuing to take to the streets in response to the acquittal.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/404416-st-louis-protesters-arrested\/\">READ MORE: 22 arrested in fresh St. Louis mall protests after ex-cop acquitted in black man\u2019s killing (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This latest demonstration took place on the eastbound lanes of Highway 40 (Interstate 64) at Kingshighway, according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/crime-and-courts\/mass-arrests-made-after-protesters-briefly-close-highway-in-st\/article_be681e7d-db87-5754-8799-12406397ccb0.html\">St. Louis Post Dispatch.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The group blocked traffic from accessing the lanes after marching on Jefferson Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters chanted, and some carried signs reading<em> \u201cBlack Lives Matter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Police confirmed that all demonstrators on the scene were arrested, however, they have not confirmed the exact number of arrests. RT has reached out to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for clarification on this.<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis Alderman John Collins-Muhammad told local media, however, that 126 people had been taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Officers on scene at Jefferson and Market give arrest orders. All demonstrators on the scene are under arrest. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STLVerdict?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STLVerdict<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLMPD\/status\/915386656093560832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<p>Democratic State Representative Bruce Franks, one of the leaders of the ongoing protests and a prominent Ferguson activist, took to Twitter to say he was among those being detained.<\/p>\n<p>Left-wing internet show The Young Turks also reported that two of their employees were arrested while covering the protests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanChariton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JordanChariton<\/a> and cameraman\/editor Ty Bayliss have been arrested by St. Louis Police. Clear violation of first amendment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cenkuygur\/status\/915404831598112768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Later demonstrators gathered outside the St. Louis justice center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A group of demonstrators have gathered in front of the St. Louis Justice Center. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STLVerdict?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STLVerdict<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLMPD\/status\/915411454982889472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/405620-police-arrest-stlouis-protests\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published time: 4 Oct, 2017 09:14 Edited time: 4 Oct, 2017 09:44 Police arrested scores of demonstrators in St Louis after they blocked a highway in an ongoing protest over the acquittal of a former police officer in the fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith. 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