Arcata Encampment Raided- 16 arrested

Expect to hear more soon. Briefly, the Arcata PD, HSU PD, Eureka PD, Fortuna PD, Humboldt Sherrifs and plain clothes law enforcement raided the camp today.

They arrested 16 people over the course of events. The cops used pain holds on people who were sitting down in a circle and refused to move.

A crowd of about 40 protesters and supporters were forced to stay on the other side of the street.

One man went into a siezure as he lay face down on the pavement, handcuffed. Supporters called an ambulance when it became apparent that the cops weren't going to. It is reported that he was tazed with stun gun right before ho went into the siezure. He was trembling and then began to flop around on the sidewalk, face down with his hands behind his back. The police response was to hold him down in that position. An ambulance soon arrived and took him to the hospital.