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by Chad Selweski A group of Macomb County Democrats calls on Prosecutor Pete Lucido to dismiss criminal charges against protesters who were arrested in Shelby Township in October while holding a demonstration against racism. The group, now known as the “Shelby 5,” faces felony charges for their role in a peaceful anti-racism protest that disrupted traffic on 23 Mile Road and Van Dyke. It s time to move on, the North Macomb Democratic Club says in a letter delivered to Lucido, a Republican, on Wednesday. He s also being asked to investigate whether the arrests of Detroit Will Breathe protesters involved police brutality and injuries. The prosecutor’s office declined to comment.
Protests continue over charges from past Shelby protest incident
Detroit Will Breathe representatives hold a press conference Feb. 1 outside the Shelby Township Police Department to call for charges to be dropped against five people who were arrested during a protest in October. Sammie Lewis, a representative for Detroit Will Breathe, was one of the people who spoke during the press conference.
Screenshot from live YouTube event
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SHELBY TOWNSHIP A press conference was held in Shelby Township at 10 a.m. Feb. 1 addressing charges that stemmed from a local protest Oct. 24, in which residents from the metro Detroit area came together to protest against the Shelby Township Police Department.