Overview
- Viral video shows organizer Jessica Plichta handcuffed immediately after a WZZM interview at a Jan. 3 march opposing U.S. action in Venezuela.
- Grand Rapids police say she was detained for obstructing a roadway after more than 25 PA announcements instructing the group to leave the street.
- Officials say supervisors authorized arrests once individuals were identified, and officers made the on-camera arrest following the march.
- Plichta was released from Kent County Jail after about three hours, and she told local media she has not been notified of formal charges.
- Plichta says she was the only arrest among roughly 200 protesters and questions the timing as national outlets highlight the incident.