Hundreds of cockroaches released in Albany courthouse in apparent protest

[mountaineer]

This story has received very little attention.

Hundreds of cockroaches released in Albany courthouse in apparent protest
Building closed for fumigation
 By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times - Wednesday, June 8, 2022

An Albany, New York, courthouse was closed Tuesday for fumigation after hundreds of cockroaches were released during an arraignment.

During the arraignment of four activists who had been arrested for protesting in support of an anti-eviction bill, audience members began protesting inside the courtroom. Clyanna Lightbourn, one of the defendants, began filming the disruption. According to multiple sources, she attempted to get her phone back after authorities confiscated it and was subsequently arrested. During the struggle, hundreds of cockroaches were released into the courtroom.

The cockroaches were stored in concealed plastic containers and smuggled into the courthouse, according to the state court system.  ...

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What's next with these loonies? 

[mountaineer]

I guess I see why.

Jun 12, 2022 5:23 PM EST
BLM activist arrested after hundreds of cockroaches released in New York courthouse
At some point during the commotion inside the courtroom, cockroaches that had reportedly been smuggled into the courtroom in plastic containers were released.
Katie Daviscourt

A prominent far-left activist that co-founded the Black Lives Matter chapter in Upstate New York was arrested after hundreds of cockroaches were released inside an Albany courthouse on Tuesday during a planned demonstration to disrupt an arraignment.

Clyanna Lightbourn, 34, has been charged with obstruction of governmental administration, tampering with physical evidence, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, according to Albany PD. It is currently unclear who released the cockroaches into the courthouse.

During the arraignment of four activists, including Lighbourn, audience members began protesting inside of the courtroom, according to the Washington Times.

It was at this point that Lightbourn, who worked for the New York Senate Democratic Conference Services Office and is a statewide civil rights organizer for Citizen Action of New York, began filming the disruption with her phone. ...

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