Activists in North Carolina took matters into their own hands and
removed a Confederate statue in front of the old Durham County
courthouse. Four people were quickly arrested after video went viral of
them participating.

Three of the four are expected in court Thursday €” Dante Emmanuel
Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gilbert, 39, all of Durham.

Takiyah Thompson, 22, of Durham, was the first person charged in the
incident. She had her first court appearance Wednesday morning.
Here is the moment the statue came down:


In a show of solidarity with the arrestees, hundreds of activists showed
up at the Durham County sheriffs office to turn themselves in as well.

On 8/18/2017 1:47 PM, ZZyXX wrote:
Activists in North Carolina took matters into their own hands and
removed a Confederate statue in front of the old Durham County
courthouse. Four people were quickly arrested after video went viral of
them participating.

Three of the four are expected in court Thursday €” Dante Emmanuel
Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gilbert, 39, all of Durham.

Takiyah Thompson, 22, of Durham, was the first person charged in the
incident. She had her first court appearance Wednesday morning.
Here is the moment the statue came down:


In a show of solidarity with the arrestees, hundreds of activists showed
up at the Durham County sheriffs office to turn themselves in as well.

More money to the local economy from all of their fines they're going to
have to pay. It should be spent on fixing the statue they damaged.

--
Maggie