Baltimore attorney Stephen Beatty tweeted that Joseph Kent was arrested and that he is “ok and safe.”
Joseph Kent, a protester who gained recognition during Baltimore’s demonstrations after Ferguson, Missouri, was apparently arrested Tuesday night after the city’s imposed curfew – and CNN cameras aired the incident live.
CNN footage shows Kent standing with his hands in the air around 10:40 p.m. The video shows a number of law enforcement officers surrounding Kent, as a National Guard humvee comes into the shot and blocks the camera. The moment officers swarm him can be seen at the 0:34 mark.
“They drove the vehicle up and when it got close enough to create a wedge they ran out an grabbed him, pinned him against that and arrested him,” CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said.
Kent, 21, is a Morgan State University student known in Baltimore as vocal activist. He helped organize Baltimore's protests against the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, according to City Paper
Baltimore Protester "Snatched" By Police On Live Television
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