Frazier was removed from a city council meeting in handcuffs on Dec. 13 after he refused to leave the podium once his time ended during public comment.
– Four months after the President of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville was arrested and charged with trespassing and resisting arrest during a city council meeting in December, it was announced Monday that the charges were dropped.on Dec. 13 after he refused to leave the podium once his time ended during public comment.
Attorney John Phillips, who is representing Frazier and Bob Rutter, who was also arrested that night, said prosecutors “overcharged” both men with trespassing, resisting arrest and municipal ordinance.“On December 13, 2022, local leader and founder and President of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, Ben Frazier approached the podium during public commentary to address the years of indecision and indifference by city council related to the removal of Confederate monuments.
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