Baltimore attorney Stephen Beatty tweeted that Joseph Kent was arrested and that he is “ok and safe.”
Joseph Kent, a protester who gained recognition during Baltimore's demonstrations after Ferguson, Missouri, was apparently arrested Tuesday night after the city's imposed curfew – and CNN cameras aired the incident live.
CNN footage shows Kent standing with his hands in the air around 10:40 p.m. The video shows a number of law enforcement officers surrounding Kent, as a National Guard humvee comes into the shot and blocks the camera. The moment officers swarm him can be seen at the 0:34 mark.
"They drove the vehicle up and when it got close enough to create a wedge they ran out an grabbed him, pinned him against that and arrested him," CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said.
Kent, 21, is a Morgan State University student known in Baltimore as vocal activist. He helped organize Baltimore's protests against the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, according to City Paper
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