Louisville lawmaker back on protest line after rioting arrest; police probe fiery blast outside church
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The Kentucky Democratic lawmaker who sponsored a police reform bill named “Breonna’s Law” was back on the protest line Friday, a day after being arrested on a felony rioting charge in Louisville.
Meanwhile, at least 28 people were arrested in Louisville late Saturday, as a group of protesters exited First Unitarian Church before midnight and began to cause destruction, lighting fire to plywood in front of the building, the Louisville Metro Police Department said.
Police said many windows at Spalding University and Presentation Academy were smashed, and graffiti was sprayed across several buildings. A car was also set on fire with fireworks inside, setting off small explosions. People inside the church were asked to remain there while the police secured the area.
Before the curfew took effect Saturday, police said people were seen gathering plywood barriers and other items that could be used as weapons, and "media reported protesters intended to standoff with police."
This comes after state Rep. Attica Scott, D-Louisville, was arrested with a group of demonstrators outside First Unitarian Church just before the 9 p.m. curfew went into effect Thursday. Both she and her teenage daughter, Ashanti, were charged with felony rioting, failure to disperse and unlawful assembly. They were released by Friday morning.
Police said Scott was “part of a large group” that caused “extensive damage at multiple locations, including setting fire to the Louisville public library." But Scott, who is currently the only Black woman serving in the Kentucky state legislature, live-streamed the moments leading up to her arrest and denied she sought to damage the library.
She also said she was arrested at 8:58 p.m. Thursday – just two minutes before a 9 p.m. curfew went into effect.
Mayor Greg Fischer said Wednesday the curfew did not apply to those heading to houses of worship. But Louisville Metro Interim Police Chief Robert Schroeder said Thursday that unlawful assembly can be declared at any time for safety even before the curfew begins.
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