PrideFest Protesters See Charges Dropped by City of St. Louis
One week after Pride St. Louis publicly pleaded with the city to drop the charges pending against two activists who were arrested last year while protesting PrideFest, the activists got their answer: Sure.
One of the activists, Justin Michalik, tells RFT that he received word on Wednesday that the city had dropped the municipal charges of trespassing and interfering with an officers. The news was a huge relief.
"They kept delaying, giving us different court dates after different court dates," Michalik says. "I don't know what the reasoning was."
The arrests dated back to June 26, last year's PrideFest. In a video posted to Facebook, Michalik and others can be seen holding a banner in front of Monsanto's booth at the event and chanting "No justice no pride." Later, the video captured Michalik being carried to a patrol vehicle by two bike officers.
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