Cops identify 3 protesters arrested in Times Square during violent Tyre Nichols demonstrations
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE: On Saturday, January 28, cops identified three Manhattan residents who were arrested in Times Square relating to the violent demonstrations at the protest following Tyre Nichols' death. After the Memphis officials released the bodycam footage of the fatal beatings, outrage sparked across the US on Saturday. Upon releasing the footage, it was warned by the police commissioner of Memphis that the visuals displayed “acts that defy humanity.”
Times Square, Union Square and Grand Central Terminal, and Memphis were the major areas where protestors rallied around. Protesting against the cops involved in the tragic incident and the brutality shown in the footage, protestors went on to shut down the Memphis-Arkansas bridge. Refusing to step back, people blocked the bridge from both directions causing traffic on the highway. In the freezing cold on Friday night, January 27, dozens of protestors gathered outside one of the police precincts in Chicago, USA Today reported.
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Who are the arrested protestors?
Following the violent demonstrations in the Big Apple after the release of the troubled video, three people were arrested from among several protestors assembled at Times Square. The three arrested protestors identified as Candy Nicole, Argenis Rivera, and Katherine Stone were handcuffed in the Crossroads of the World, New York Post reported.
Candy Nicole
Candy Nicole, 25, has been taken into custody after she punched a police officer in the nose and another cop in the head. She was taken into custody from the protest on Friday and is facing several charges including assault, two counts of obstruction of governmental administration, and hate crime assault, the cops said.
Argenis Rivera
Argenis Rivera, 33, was arrested for criminal mischief and pressed charges of causing damage to a marked NYPD cruiser after she jumped on the vehicle and using her foot, smashed the cruiser's windshield, according to authorities.
Katherine Stone
A desk appearance ticket was issued against Katherine Stone, 34, for criminal mischief. According to NYPD, Stone was taken into custody after she vandalized a cop's car and possessed graffiti tools.
Three days after a confrontation with cops of the Memphis Police Department, Nichols, 29, died on January 10 in a hospital where he was given care. He succumbed to his injuries from the brutal beatings on January 7 after five Memphis cops named Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith confronted him during a traffic stop.