Race Soldier Cops in St. Loius arrest 35 during anti-police brutality demo
State troopers and police forces in a nearby St. Louis suburb have arrested 35 demonstrators who were protesting against the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old unarmed African American by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August.
Earlier reports put the numbers of those arrested at 20. Police said some 150 demonstrators gathered on Wednesday near Interstate 70 in a nearby St. Louis suburb and wanted to shut down the highway.
St. Louis County Police spokesman Brian Schellman said despite some protesters throwing glass bottles and rocks at police forces the demonstration was generally peaceful.
Police officials said most of the arrests were made due to protesters’ unlawful assembly.