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Milwaukee County supervisor among those arrested during nighttime protests
Milwaukee County supervisor among those arrested during nighttime protests
MILWAUKEE -- Police arrested a Milwaukee County supervisor during nighttime protests. Supervisor Ryan Clancy said Monday, June 1 he had the right to be there.
Milwaukee's curfew (issued for a third night Monday) lists a number of people exempted -- including credentialed news organizations and government personnel working in an official capacity.
Clancy was on scene -- and shot video of police and protesters.
"I was there not to intervene, but to observe interactions between law enforcement and the public," Clancy said.
Ryan Clancy
During the tense moments on the Milwaukee and Shoreword border, when people were swearing at police in riot gear, he says,
"I was just blindsided out of nowhere by a Milwaukee County Police Department officer and brought to the ground," Clancy said.
Clancy was one of 109 people arrested for curfew violations Saturday and Sunday nights in Milwaukee, according to police. The county supervisor said he told police he was an elected official -- exempted from Milwaukee's curfew.
He faces a $691 dollar fine, which he plans to contest. He also filed an official complaint with the Fire and Police Commission.
Another elected official who joined the protests, but wasn't arrested, is State Rep. David Bowen. He said there is a big difference between the people peacefully protesting -- and those who are looting. He blamed outside interests -- even though Milwaukee's police chief said only five of the more than 100 people they arrested were from outside of Milwaukee.
Clancy issued the following statement regarding his arrest Sunday night: