4 pro-Palestinian protesters charged in City Council meeting clash

Jason Kotowski
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Four protesters arrested during a confrontation with police at a Bakersfield City Council meeting last month have been criminally charged, with two facing felonies.

Gabriela Lynn Mota, Lorena Salinas, Lance Mack and Ashley Vega have been charged in connection to a meeting March 27 during which protesters clashed with police at the front doors of city hall after being removed from chambers. A glass door broke and an officer was injured, police said.

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Mota and Salinas are both charged with felony resisting arrest, and Salinas also faces a felony count of vandalism, court records show. Additionally, both face misdemeanor counts of remaining at the scene of a riot and resisting arrest.

Mack and Vega are charged with misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and remaining at the scene of a riot, records show.

Protesters have disrupted several city council meetings, demanding a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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