Pro-Palestine protesters arrested for blocking the Golden Gate Bridge earlier this week were released from jail after San Francisco’s district attorney stated she wasn’t ready to file charges yet.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins held a press conference Tuesday discussing the arrest and charges held against the 26 pro-Palestine protesters who blocked traffic for hours on the major San Francisco bridge Monday. Jenkins stated that after being taken into custody, the activists were charged with multiple misdemeanors as well as a single felony charge of conspiracy.
Due to the felony charge, they were then placed in the San Francisco County Jail, however, their custody status forced the District Attorney’s office to file charges within 48 hours of their arrest, Jenkins said. The district attorney said due to the number of charges her office would be filing,…
