A total of 71 individuals were arrested in Cleveland Saturday night including 39 men, 16 women and some juveniles.
The protesters took to the street after Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo was cleared of manslaughter charges in the shooting deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams.
Protesters pepper sprayed restaurant patrons…
E. 9th/Prospect, officers responding for reports of disruptive members of large crowd spraying random citizens with pepper spray.
— Cleveland Police (@CLEpolice) May 24, 2015
Police Chief Calvin Williams told reporters this morning that protesters pepper sprayed patrons sitting at restaurants.
Several arrests as protests continue in Cleveland following #BreloVerdict #cleprotests pic.twitter.com/QvIdvOLYSJ
— fox8news (@fox8news) May 24, 2015