Six people were arrested in downtown Atlanta over the weekend and now face domestic terrorism charges after a protest against the death of an environmental activist who was killed by authorities earlier this month became destructive.
All but one of those arrested are from out of state and range in age from 20 to 37 years old.
The protest on Saturday, Jan. 21, started out peaceful at Underground Atlanta, where several hundred people turned out to mourn the death of Manuel Teran. The 26-year-old was a nonbinary person who went by the name “Tortuguita” – Spanish for “little turtle.”
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