Occupy Sacramento continues after 20 protesters arrested
Authorities said 20 protesters were arrested at about 12:45 a.m. Friday when they refused to leave Cesar Chavez Plaza, the site of the Occupy Sacramento demonstration.
Both police and protesters described the arrests as peaceful.
“They went without any problems or issues,” said Sgt. Andrew Pettit, spokesman for the Sacramento Police Department. “They were booked for failure to disperse after a lawful order.”
Anthony Bondi, a spokesman for Occupy Sacramento, agreed.
“It was completely violence-free,” he said Friday afternoon. “The protesters laid down and chose to be arrested.”
Despite what some protesters said they think was an overbearing police presence, Pettit said units
