Protesters arrested at home of St. Louis prosecutorSTLTODAY.COM
By Valerie Schremp Hahn | May 20, 2015ST. LOUIS • Seven protesters were taken into police custody Tuesday night as they staged a demonstration outside the home of Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce.
The chanting protesters gathered at the home in the Holly Hills neighborhood shortly after 9 p.m.
Most of the arrests were for disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. Some were arrested for trespassing. One person was arrested for assault.
They were opposing the decision by Joyce’s office not to bring charges against a St. Louis police officer who fatally shot VonDerrit Myers Jr., 18, on Oct. 8.
Joyce announced the decision not to pursue the charges on Monday.
About 40 protesters joined the demonstration. Some were hit with pepper spray by officers who ordered them off the home’s lawn. They screamed, “Wake up, Jennifer!” and “No justice, no sleep!” Police had no advance notice of the protest.
A few police officers arrived initially, and a couple dozen more officers arrived as the protesters chanted. Police told protesters to get out of the street and to be quiet. At one point, an officer drew a gun on a protester who was on the lawn.
Police Chief Sam Dotson said at the scene that one of the protesters wiped pepper spray on him and that assault charges will be pursued against that person.
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