By Ezra Lloyd
Today, 6 prominent anti-racist protest organizers were rounded up at their houses by swat/police units and arrested on charges that seem to make no sense.
What We Know:
The six arrested are:
- Lillian Rose House, 25
- Joel Prentice Northam, 32
- Whitney Hanna Lucero, 23
- Trey Anthony Quinn, 33
- John Russel Ruch, 33
- Terrance Terrell Roberts, 44.
The Party for Socialism and Liberation (of which 4 of the six were members) has called the charges against the Denver Protesters “phony” and demanded charges be dropped.
The Charges:
From 17th Judicial District in Adams County District Court:
- Attempt to commit first-degree kidnapping (House, Northam, Lucero)
- Attempt to influence a public servant (House)
- Inciting a riot (House, Northam, Lucero, Quinn, Roberts)
- Inciting a riot by giving command (Northam, Lucero, Quinn)
From the 18th Judicial District in Arapahoe District Court:
- Inciting a riot (House, Northam)
- Conspiracy to commit inciting a riot (House, Northam)
- Theft from a person (House, Northam, Ruch)
- Conspiracy to commit theft from a person (House, Northam, Ruch)
This and a slew of misdemeanor charges were the protesters.
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“We can see exactly what’s taking place here, this isn’t some issue about violence or disruption, or whatever they are going to claim about [the Denver Protesters]— this is payback. This is payback from the authorities in the Denver and Aurora areas because they are Irate that their crimes have been revealed to the world.” Said a PSL spokesperson in a Livestream on Thursday regarding the arrest of the protesters.
