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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — 13 individuals had been taken into police custody Thursday night time during a protest on Roebling Bridge.
Our Cincinnati sister station, WLWT, studies that the protest centered round Ayman Soliman, a former Cincinnati Youngsters’s Hospital chaplain who was lately detained by ICE. Ignite Peace Cincy established the protest, which started on the Sing the Queen Metropolis sign up Cincinnati.
Soliman is at present in custody on the Butler County Jail.
In line with the Covington Police Division, officers had been dispatched to the bridge round 8:15 p.m., the place it was decided that the protest was obstructing visitors and inflicting security issues for demonstrators and the general public.
The division says that officers initially tried to talk with the chief of the protest, however these efforts had been allegedly met with open hostility and threatening conduct.
“We respect everybody’s proper to protest, however when demonstrations jeopardize public security and violate the regulation, our officers should take applicable motion,” mentioned Chief Brian Valenti.
Officers issued warnings to the group to disperse, however ultimately needed to take extra motion, arresting 13 individuals. Alleged fees vary from the next:
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(*13*)Riot – 1st Diploma
(*13*)Illegal Meeting
(*13*)Failure to Disperse
(*13*)Obstructing a Freeway
(*13*)Obstructing Emergency Responders
(*13*)Legal Mischief
(*13*)Disorderly Conduct – 2nd Diploma
(*13*)Resisting Arrest
The bridge was closed quickly during the incident.
Officers from Kenton and Campbell counties responded to the bridge as properly.
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