Protesters demand Minneapolis attorney drops charges after more than 600 people were arrested last November
More than 600 people were arrested on I-94 during election unrest in November.
July 22, 2021 — 7:29pm
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Activists gathered outside Minneapolis City Hall on Thursday to demand that city officials drop charges, most of them misdemeanors, lodged against more than 600 protesters who were arrested Nov. 4 on Interstate 94 in unrest following the 2020 election.
"We will continue to demand that these charges are dropped," said David Gilbert-Pederson, who is awaiting his day in court. "And we will continue to do that until all of the charges are dropped, not just against the 646 but for all the people who were arrested for standing up against the murderous police department in this city."