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Three protesters arrested near BRPD headquarters early Wednesday

7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago Wednesday, May 03 2017 May 3, 2017 May 03, 2017 9:20 AM May 03, 2017 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - Three protesters were arrested after an attempt to close Airline Highway near Baton Rouge Police Headquarters early Wednesday morning.

Kiara Jones, 19, was charged with Aggravated Obstruction of Highway, Battery on Police Officer, Failure to Disperse, Resisting an Officer. Jones was charged with simple obstruction of a highway last summer.

Deon Fountain, 33, was charged with Failure to Disperse, Aggravated Obstruction of a Highway, Resisting an Officer. Wednesday, a judge said there was no probabe cause against Fountain and she was released. 

Kystal Sonia, 45, was charged with Failure to Disperse, Aggravated Obstruction of a Highway, Resisting an Officer, Illegal Carrying of a Weapon. Sonia was charged with simple obstruction of a highway last summer.

The three women will be booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Jones and Sonia were released on bond Wednesday.

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