LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro police arrested a person who was protesting in opposition to the Trump administration in a kayak within the Bellagio Fountains, paperwork stated.
A number of hundred folks protested on the Las Vegas Strip on Monday as a part of nationwide “Not My Presidents’ Day” rallies. Officers arrested Trenton Barnes on prices together with trespass and disorderly conduct, paperwork stated.
Round 5 p.m., officers noticed Barnes in a kayak within the water and holding an indication, paperwork stated. Officers stated workers on the Bellagio tried repeatedly to take away him from the water. He “eventually paddled toward the edge of the fountains” and officers took him into custody, police stated.
FILE — The band Panic! At The Disco performs close to the fountain on the Bellagio Resort forward of Recreation 5 of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Closing between the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Cellular Enviornment on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Patrick McDermott/NHLI by way of Getty Photographs)
As a result of the costs are misdemeanors, a decide launched Barnes with out him having to put up bond, data stated.
It was not instantly clear Wednesday if police made some other arrests throughout Monday’s protest.
Earlier this month, police arrested 5 folks throughout an immigration-related protest within the east valley. For the reason that president took workplace in mid-January, a number of peaceable protests have occurred on the Las Vegas Strip and close to the Trump Worldwide Resort.
