Charlottesville Police released the name of the 18 Occupy Charlottesville protesters who were arrested last night at Lee Park after the curfew kicked in at 11pm. Sixteen were arrested, released and charged with trespassing and two were given summonses. They all will have their day in court on December 16.
Of them, 8 are men and 10 are women; several live in and around Belmont and only one is listed as homeless.
Mario Brown, 23 and Donna Carty, 60, were issued summonses while Kali Cichon, 25, Ryan Whitcomb, 22, Derrick Shanks, 23, Jon Grainer, 57, Frank Richards, 56, Earl Flansburg, 54, Chelsey Weber, 23, Bailee Hampton, 31, John Haines, 20, Bruce, Hlavin, 51,Veronica Fitzhugh, 32, Shelly Stern, 36, Lee Kinkade, 38, Megan, Ranfro, 23, Kaitlin Johnson, 21 and Sara Tansey, 23, were taken into custody. Fitzhugh was also charged with indecent exposure.
For more information and photos on last night’s arrests, click here.