Authorities charge three Atlanta Solidarity Fund leaders with financial crimes

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Atlanta police arrested three organizers associated with The Atlanta Solidarity Fund. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Three organizers who have been linked to helping protesters fight against the proposed Atlanta Public Safety Training Center have been charged.

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Atlanta police arrested Marlon Scott Kautz, 39, of Atlanta; Savannah D. Patterson, 30, of Savannah; and Adele MacLean, 42, of Atlanta.

Georgia investigators say they found evidence linking all three to financial crimes.