A Missouri state senator has been arrested outside the police department in the embroiled city of Ferguson following another night of protests over the fatal police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in August. State Senator Jamilah Nasheed was taken into custody by Ferguson police officers late on Monday night, said St. Louis County Police spokesman Brian Schellman. TV footage showed the politician shouting ‘no justice,’ with replies of ‘no peace,’ from several protesters, as she was handcuffed along with another man. Senator Jamilah Nasheed shouted 'no justice' as she was handcuffed and arrested by Ferguson police on Monday night following another night of protests
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State Senator Jamilah Nasheed was taken into custody on Monday night after being arrested during the latest night of protests
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She was shouting 'no justice' to replies of 'no peace' from other protesters as she was led away
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Senator refused to pay $600 bond and so spent the night in the cells
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Spokesperson said her arrest and jail stay are acts of civil disobedience
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Protesters want cop Darren Wilson arrested immediately and have called for the appointment of a special prosecutor in the case
@placeholder's supporters are worried that Wilson is trying to exploit the law in Missouri which allows a police officer more leeway if they feel they are under threat.
Brown's supporters are worried that Wilson is trying to exploit the law in @placeholder which allows a police officer more leeway if they feel they are under threat.