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Our reporter @newsguz appears to have been arrested tonight as police cleared the streets following tonight's curfew. Gustavo, along with the rest of the media, was specifically allowed to be out after curfew. @inasburyparknj @amyquinn https://t.co/BNyLkwUQH6
— Asbury Park Press (@AsburyParkPress) June 2, 2020
ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — A police officer was injured and a journalist was among 12 people arrested as officers in Asbury Park sought to enforce a curfew following a protest of the Minneapolis death of George Floyd. Monday’s protest was peaceful and many police officers kneeled in solidarity with demonstrators who denounced police brutality. However, tensions flared around 9:30 p.m. as officers moved to clear the streets because of the city’s 8 p.m. curfew. Police say a city police officer was injured after demonstrators hurled rocks at officers. Asbury Park Press reporter Gustavio Martinez Contreras was streaming the protest live on Twitter when he was arrested. He was issued a ticket for failing to obey an order to disperse and released from police custody on Tuesday.
