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PHOTOS: Dozens of Protesters, Including Cornel West, Arrested After Breaching Police Barricade at Downtown St. Louis Courthouse
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PHOTOS: Dozens of Protesters, Including Cornel West, Arrested After Breaching Police Barricade at Downtown St. Louis Courthouse

Several protestors including activist and professor Cornel West were arrested Monday afternoon after they broke past police barricades and sat down in front of a St. Louis courthouse.

Lisa Brown, a reporter with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, posted on Twitter that more than 50 protesters jumped the barricade and linked arms in front of the courthouse.

According to a report from MSNBC, the protesters wanted to be arrested for their "civil disobedience" and to "fill the city jail."

The St. Louis courthouse is federal property, so those arrested would face federal charges.

Gunfire erupted Sunday night during demonstrations in Ferguson marking one year since unarmed black man Michael Brown was fatally shot by a white police officer. During the demonstrations, protesters shouted, "We're ready for war!"

A state of emergency was formally declared Monday in St. Louis.

(H/T: Mediaite)

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