Dr. Jill Stein, the presidential candidate from the Green Party, was apprehended alongside over 100 individuals during an anti-Israel demonstration held at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, as confirmed by her campaign.
Stein was all arrested at the protest encampment following a video recorded by Stein saying they were going to “stand here in line with the students who are standing up for democracy… human rights… to end genocide.”
BREAKING: Jill Stein and her Campaign Manager and Deputy Campaign Manager, Jason Call and Kelly Merrill-Cayer, have been arrested at Washington University in St. Louis while supporting a protest against WashU’s ties to the war on Gaza.
Video from @KallieECox pic.twitter.com/rkUYC9b5Qx— Dr. Jill Stein🌻 (@DrJillStein) April 28, 2024
Jill sent this video shortly before the police started arresting students and supporters at Washington University: pic.twitter.com/A1nUfDRUs9
— Dr. Jill Stein🌻 (@DrJillStein) April 28, 2024
Over 100 students and community members violently arrested at the WashU encampment tonight, including Jill Stein who was brutalized by a police bicycle. pic.twitter.com/xwhoQjOWqe
— Cinthia Romo Alba 🍉 (@cromoalba) April 28, 2024