Avery Harvey, one of two protestors arrested in Graham this week, and several other community activists gathered in Court Square Thursday night to speak out against the city’s protest ordinance and call for the community to continue protesting what they called the city’s violation of their constitutional rights.
On Tuesday, Harvey, of Graham, and Theresa Draughn, of Burlington, were arrested while attending a protest on Court Square in Graham. According to police, the protest was deemed unlawful as the organizers did not file the necessary notifications to local officials and the crowd was ordered to disperse. Both Harvey and Draughn were arrested and charged for a city ordinance violation and failure to disperse. They were later released on a written promise to appear in court.