UNREST

Ferguson Protesters Arrested on Highway

Police block shutdown of Interstate 70.

Police arrested protesters who were attempting to shut down Interstate 70 outside St. Louis to express their anger with the Michael Brown investigation. By 3:15 p.m. local time, 125 people had gathered to block I-70 near North Hanley Road. They were protesting Gov. Jay Nixon’s refusal to appoint a special prosecutor to review the fatal Aug. 9 shooting of the unarmed black teenager. Police were waiting for the protesters and formed a line along North Hanley Road. “Do not block traffic on ramp to Interstate 70, or you will be arrested,” a state trooper announced to the protesters. Those who did not comply were arrested and restrained with zip ties. A protester threw a brick at cops. Another threw a bottle at the police, but successfully outran them. “They are not going to allow us to get on the highway as we planned,” said Eric Vickers, a St. Louis lawyer involved in the protest. “But we did tie them up for a few hours.”