Police arrested two people during the second day of protests outside of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection recruitment event at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park. Both were arrested on charges that included trespassing, and booked into Pinellas County Jail.<\/p>\n
St. Petersburg Police arrested a 38-year-old woman for trespassing and marijuana possession, spokesperson Yolanda Fernandez told the Tampa Bay Times.<\/p>\n
The woman was arrested after parking in the hotel lot, which, according to Fernandez,police said wasnot permitted. Fernandez said the woman ignored that order and more that followed. When they refused, Fernandez said, officers made the arrest.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe subject disregarded the order and continued further into the lot, parking in a space, and exiting her vehicle,\u201d Fernandez wrote. \u201cOfficers nearby had observed the exchange and gave her multiple orders to return to her vehicle and vacate the premises. \u201cThe defendant refused and was arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n
A 38-year-old male was arrested by Pinellas sheriff\u2019s deputies for resisting an officer without violence and trespassing after warning, according to Sgt. Jessica Macksey.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe decided that he was going to push the limits and violate what they were told … so he was arrested for trespassing,\u201d Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri told reporters at a Wednesday press conference outside the hotel.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of this is private property,\u201d Gualtieri said. \u201cThe hotel has told them that they\u2019re not allowed to come any further this way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Law enforcement officers, including Gualtieri and St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway, have been present for both days of protests.<\/p>\n
The first day, which lasted from about 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., did not result in any arrests, Gualtieri said.<\/p>\n
Customs and Border Protection arrived in the region as the killing of Renee Good during a confrontation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis continues to draw national outrage.<\/p>\n