More Than 20 Arrested In Ferguson; Armed 'Oath Keepers' Walk Streets
August 11, 2015 7:44 AM ET
More Than 20 Arrested In Ferguson; Armed 'Oath Keepers' Walk Streets
"New demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo., led to a standoff with police and the arrests of 23 people Monday night, one day after a vigil for Michael Brown was marred by gunfire. The arrests came as police in riot gear tried to force people to disband and leave the street.
The night also brought a new development to Ferguson: sometime after midnight, "a group of five white men who call themselves the Oath Keepers arrived on the scene," St. Louis Public Radio reports. "They carried assault weapons, which raised alarm from protesters."
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar called the armed presence "both unnecessary and inflammatory," according to NBC News.
The Oath Keepers members said they had come to help keep the peace. The group says its core membership is made up of veterans and active-duty members of the military and first responders, such as police and firefighters."
August 11, 2015 7:44 AM ET
More Than 20 Arrested In Ferguson; Armed 'Oath Keepers' Walk Streets
"New demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo., led to a standoff with police and the arrests of 23 people Monday night, one day after a vigil for Michael Brown was marred by gunfire. The arrests came as police in riot gear tried to force people to disband and leave the street.
The night also brought a new development to Ferguson: sometime after midnight, "a group of five white men who call themselves the Oath Keepers arrived on the scene," St. Louis Public Radio reports. "They carried assault weapons, which raised alarm from protesters."
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar called the armed presence "both unnecessary and inflammatory," according to NBC News.
The Oath Keepers members said they had come to help keep the peace. The group says its core membership is made up of veterans and active-duty members of the military and first responders, such as police and firefighters."
