Several Detained at NYC Protest for Jordan Neely, Man Who Strangled Him to Death Remains Free
Written by SOURCE on May 10, 2023
During the Monday press conference, police said they “made about 11 arrests” during the recent protest, including a photojournalist. Referring to the journalist as “a reporter” in the press conference, NYPD chief of patrol John Chell claimed the individual “interfered in at least two arrests.” Chell added that the individual was “placed under arrest” after they “interfered a third time.”
However, the photojournalist told a very different story.
Per a report fromGothamist, the photojournalist in question is Stephanie Keith. In an Instagram update shared on Monday, Keith said she was “flabbergasted” by her arrest, adding that she was actually “standing apart from where there were arrests.”
Footage of violent arrests has circulated across social media, including the following clip, shot by New York City Council member Chi Ossé, that’s said to show an arrest occurring during a candlelight vigil for Neely:
