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Thu Aug 17, 2017, 10:30 AM Aug 2017

3 more in Durhams Confederate statue protest turn themselves in

BY VIRGINIA BRIDGES
AUGUST 17, 2017 7:47 AM

DURHAM ... About 100 activists gathered outside the Durham County courthouse on Dillard Street and walked down to the jail to support those turning themselves in.

Initially, others planned to “symbolically” turn themselves in, but officials at the jail, where the magistrate’s office is located, blocked their entry into the buildings.

Two of those who turned themseves in were Elena Everett, 37, of Durham and Aaron Caldwell, 24, of Raleigh. Caldwell, who said he attended Monday’s protest as a community member and in solidarity with the people of Charlottesville, said he was notified by a legal team associated with the activists that there was a warrant for his arrest ...

By 9:15 a long line of activists extended outside the door of courtroom as deputies only let in reporters and those on the .. court calendar ...

http://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article167689007.html

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