Pasadena Black Lives Matter Activist Arrested In Reported Restaurant Incident
PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — A Southland community organizer for the group Black Lives Matter faced charges Thursday stemming from an apparent dispute at a Pasadena restaurant, according to reports.
Police say Jasmine Richards, 28, was arrested Wednesday night and booked on suspicion of taking a person from lawful police custody by means of a riot, inciting a riot, resisting or obstructing police and child endangerment, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported.
Richards was arrested in connection with an alleged incident that occurred Saturday afternoon at a restaurant along the 1300 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue, according to The Tribune.
The incident reportedly involved another woman who had eaten at the restaurant and was unable to pay her bill, The Tribune reported. It wasn't immediately clear what role Richards allegedly played in the incident.
Her arrest comes months after Richards was booked in late March of making criminal threats, trespassing, failure to comply with police orders and other charges, according to The Tribune. That case is still pending, The Tribune reported.
A message posted on the Black Lives Matter L.A. Twitter page claims Richards was arrested on "false" charges in what the group calls the "second targeted arrest" against Richards.
The posting calls "everyone out" to the Pasadena Courthouse for a rally in defense of Richards ahead of a scheduled court appearance at 1 p.m.