Five people were arrested after blocking traffic last night in Ferguson, South Florissant Road, Sgt. Brian Schellman with the St. Louis County Police Department says.
Schellman says, around 6 p.m. about 15 protesters were demonstrating in front of the Ferguson Police Department. He says from 7:15 p.m. until 7:45 p.m. several protesters started blocking traffic along South Florissant.
Arrests made:
- Bassem Masri, 27, of Chesterfield – Fugitive from the City of St. Louis
- Maxwell Peterson, 24, from Wisconsin – Refusal to disperse, unlawful assembly
- Terry Poucher, 29, from Farmington – Refusal to disperse, unlawful assembly
- Rebecca Ragland, 46, from Webster Groves – Refusal to disperse, failure to move a vehicle obstructing the flow of traffic
- David Rodriguez, 26, of Oak Lawn, Ill. – Refusal to disperse, unlawful assembly
