WATCH: Protesters Try To Surrender In Solidarity With Confederate Statue Topplers
Upward of 100 people showed up at a courthouse in Durham, N.C., to support the people arrested for tearing down a Confederate monument. Then, they tried to turn themselves in, saying, "Arrest me too!"
by Colin Dwyer
Aug 17, 2017
2 minutes
Since protesters toppled a Confederate monument Monday in Durham, N.C., local police have arrested eight people on charges of rioting and defacing public property. Three of those protesters appeared in court Thursday â but they were far from the only people packing the Durham County Courthouse.
Upward of 100 people showed up to support the suspects, filling the building to. Law enforcement added that the rally unfolded without incident.
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