ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta protesters from the "Occupy" movement against economic inequality will regroup and discuss plans for future demonstrations after 20 were arrested overnight, a protest spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Nineteen demonstrators were arrested for refusing to leave Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta after its 11 p.m. closing time on Saturday night or for impeding Peachtree Street, a major downtown thoroughfare, or other nearby streets, the Atlanta Police Department had said in a statement on Sunday.
Police issued several warnings over a loudspeaker before making the arrests, they said.
"Additionally, a person assaulted a motorcycle officer who was attempting to patrol the area," the police statement said. "That person was charged with aggravated assault and obstruction."
Cailyn Nagle, a spokeswoman for the protesters, said the alleged assault of a police officer occurred after the officer struck a demonstrator with his motorcycle.
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