LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro police arrested a person kayaking within the Bellagio Fountains throughout a protest in opposition to President Donald Trump, paperwork mentioned.
A number of hundred individuals protested on the Las Vegas Strip on Monday as a part of nationwide “Not My Presidents’ Day” rallies. Officers arrested Trenton Barnes on expenses together with trespass and disorderly conduct, paperwork mentioned.
Round 5 p.m., officers noticed Barnes in a kayak within the water and holding an indication, paperwork mentioned. Officers mentioned 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 mentioned.
FILE — The band Panic! At The Disco performs close to the fountain on the Bellagio Lodge forward of Recreation 5 of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Ultimate between the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Cell Area on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Patrick McDermott/NHLI through Getty Photographs)
As a result of the costs are misdemeanors, a choose launched Barnes with out him having to submit bond, data mentioned.
It was not instantly clear Wednesday if police made another arrests throughout Monday’s protest.
A photograph from the incident confirmed the person holding up an indication selling a cryptocurrency. Police mentioned Barnes was “holding a sign related to the [Trump] protest.”
Earlier this month, police arrested 5 individuals throughout an immigration-related protest within the east valley. Because the president took workplace in mid-January, a number of peaceable protests have occurred on the Las Vegas Strip and close to the Trump Worldwide Lodge.
