BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 A protester accused of resisting police and shattering a glass door at a city council meeting has been granted entry to a diversion program.<\/p>\n
Over the objection of prosecutors, Lorena Salinas, one of several pro-Palestinian protesters who allegedly disrupted and refused to leave a March 2024 meeting, was placed on diversion for one year.<\/p>\n
If she stays away from City Hall, doesn\u2019t pick up another case and complies with other terms, her case will be dismissed, prosecutors said. Diversion was granted last week.<\/p>\n
She initially faced felony counts of resisting arrest and vandalism, as well as misdemeanor counts of remaining at the scene of a riot and resisting arrest.<\/p>\n
When officials ordered chambers cleared during the March 27 meeting, Salinas allegedly resisted officers and pulled on the doors of Bakersfield City Hall South with enough force she shattered glass.<\/p>\n
Another protester, Gabriela Lynn Mota, was accused of spitting on an officer. She was allowed into a diversion program last year.<\/p>\n
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