Missouri State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed was arrested tonight while protesting in front of the Ferguson police station. A fellow protestor said Nasheed, a Democrat representing Missouri's fifth district, walked in the street after police told protestors not to do so.
Footage of the arrest has been uploaded to Vine:
Missouri State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed was arrested tonight while protesting in front of the Ferguson police station. A fellow protestor said Nasheed, a Democrat representing Missouri's fifth district, walked in the street after police told protestors not to do so.
Footage of the arrest has been uploaded to Vine:
Nasheed has been calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to open up an investigation into the death of Vonderrit Myers, the 18-year-old shot by an off-duty officer earlier this month. She's also promised to introduce a Senate bill in January that would impose a mandatory 10 year sentence on anyone convicted of a gun-related crime.
[via Post-Dispatch]
