More than 80 people were arrested Monday night during a protest in East Sacramento, police said.Of the 84 people arrested, 83 were taken in on charges related to failure to disperse and one person is also accused of resisting arrest, Sacramento police Sgt. Vance Chandler said.Demonstrators marched through East Sacramento to protest the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office findings in Stephon Clark’s police shooting death. DA Anne Marie Schubert said Saturday that no criminal charges will be filed against the two officers who shot and killed the 22-year-old last year, saying “when we look at the facts and the law, and we follow our ethical responsibilities, the answer to that question is no. And as a result, we will not charge these officers with any criminal liability related to the shooting death and use of force on Stephon Clark.”As the march circled back to its starting position, many of the protesters dispersed. However, a small group of protesters stayed behind, leading to several arrests. Another group of protesters moved to the 51st Street bridge, a Highway 50 overpass, where more arrests were made. Chandler said six people were arrested near 51st Street and Folsom Boulevard. Another 79 people were arrested at the bridge. Chandler said one person was later released after officers determined he was a journalist.Pastor Les Simmons, who is with Sacramento Area Congregations Together and a faith leader in the community, was one of the people arrested during the protest, Chandler said.Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg tweeted late Monday, saying he is disappointed in the way the protest ended. The march was organized by The Table Sacramento, a “loose collective of Black Sacramentans, who are tired of harassment and brutality from law enforcement, failed promises and divestment by elected and appointed officials, and gross manufactured poverty and high mortality rates in our community,” the group said on its website.Table Sacramento said it picked East Sacramento as the location for the march because "it is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the City of Sacramento and home to many influential leaders in city and state government."Police said at least five vehicles were keyed during the march as protesters moved through neighborhoods near Mercy Hospital.Protesters started gathering around 6:30 p.m. at 5030 Folsom Boulevard, near the Trader Joe's in East Sacramento. Demonstrators then begin marching through East Sacramento around 6:45 p.m. More than 100 people took part in the protest throughout the night. The protest ended with the arrests by 11 p.m.“Our plan was to bring the issue to a neighborhood whose residents have proximity to decision-making power,” said J. Ama Mantey, an affiliate member of The Table Sacramento. “This is a neighborhood that would likely never experience such a tragic and violent loss of one of its residents, so we are bringing the discomfort and pain of our trauma to their doorstep in hopes of spurring their solidarity and political engagement.”Another protest is planned for Tuesday at the Sacramento Police Department headquarters. The protest is organized by Black Lives Matter-Sacramento, which said it plans to "occupy" the police station.Here's a look at how the East Sacramento protest unfolded:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — More than 80 people were arrested Monday night during a protest in East Sacramento, police said.
Of the 84 people arrested, 83 were taken in on charges related to failure to disperse and one person is also accused of resisting arrest, Sacramento police Sgt. Vance Chandler said.
Demonstrators marched through East Sacramento to protest the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office findings in Stephon Clark’s police shooting death.
DA Anne Marie Schubert said Saturday that no criminal charges will be filed against the two officers who shot and killed the 22-year-old last year, saying “when we look at the facts and the law, and we follow our ethical responsibilities, the answer to that question is no. And as a result, we will not charge these officers with any criminal liability related to the shooting death and use of force on Stephon Clark.”
As the march circled back to its starting position, many of the protesters dispersed. However, a small group of protesters stayed behind, leading to several arrests. Another group of protesters moved to the 51st Street bridge, a Highway 50 overpass, where more arrests were made.
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Chandler said six people were arrested near 51st Street and Folsom Boulevard. Another 79 people were arrested at the bridge. Chandler said one person was later released after officers determined he was a journalist.
Pastor Les Simmons, who is with Sacramento Area Congregations Together and a faith leader in the community, was one of the people arrested during the protest, Chandler said.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg tweeted late Monday, saying he is disappointed in the way the protest ended.
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The march was organized by The Table Sacramento, a “loose collective of Black Sacramentans, who are tired of harassment and brutality from law enforcement, failed promises and divestment by elected and appointed officials, and gross manufactured poverty and high mortality rates in our community,” the group said on its website.
Table Sacramento said it picked East Sacramento as the location for the march because "it is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the City of Sacramento and home to many influential leaders in city and state government."
Police said at least five vehicles were keyed during the march as protesters moved through neighborhoods near Mercy Hospital.
Protesters started gathering around 6:30 p.m. at 5030 Folsom Boulevard, near the Trader Joe's in East Sacramento. Demonstrators then begin marching through East Sacramento around 6:45 p.m. More than 100 people took part in the protest throughout the night. The protest ended with the arrests by 11 p.m.
“Our plan was to bring the issue to a neighborhood whose residents have proximity to decision-making power,” said J. Ama Mantey, an affiliate member of The Table Sacramento. “This is a neighborhood that would likely never experience such a tragic and violent loss of one of its residents, so we are bringing the discomfort and pain of our trauma to their doorstep in hopes of spurring their solidarity and political engagement.”
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Another protest is planned for Tuesday at the Sacramento Police Department headquarters. The protest is organized by Black Lives Matter-Sacramento, which said it plans to "occupy" the police station.
Here's a look at how the East Sacramento protest unfolded:
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