FOX61 has learned that six months later protestors from this incident are just now being arrested.
As it is now known, two people so far have been arrested for the July 5th protest in West haven.
The attorney of one of the people arrested says police are treading on the dangerous ground claiming this latest arrest is a direct violation of the first amendment.
Alexander Taubes, who is a civil rights attorney, said, “It looks like a witch hunt against protestors where anyone who exercises their first amendment rights in West haven is potentially in danger and that’s repugnant.”
A step for effective change : West Haven votes to declare racism a public health crisis
Pam McLoughlin
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West Haven City HallHearst Connecticut Media file
WEST HAVEN The City Council joined at least 19 other municipalities in the state unanimously passing a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis in the city.
Mayor Nancy R. Rossi called it a “living, breathing document,” that can be changed monthly or quarterly.
Council Majority Leader Robbin Watt Hamilton, D-5, called it a “very sensitive, emotional resolution.”
“It’s a long time coming,” she said.
The resolution’s creation was a monthslong process with vast input and overseen by the West Haven Community Alliance, a nine-member committee established by Rossi and led by City Council member and civil rights activist Treneé McGee, D-7. The committee includes Police Chief Joseph Perno and Deputy Chief Carl Flemmig.