CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - An activist who helped shut down a St. Louis-area freeway during protests commemorating the first anniversary of Michael Brown’s police shooting death in Ferguson, Missouri, has been sentenced to probation.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (https://bit.ly/2nQd9zv ) reports that Brittany Ferrell was sentenced after admitting in court that she attacked a driver who attempted to push past the demonstrators on Interstate 70 in August 2015.
Ferrell pleaded guilty to felony property damage, trespass and peace disturbance. As part of a deal with prosecutors, Ferrell was given a suspended sentence and got probation.
She was ordered to pay roughly $5,000 restitution to the victim for damage sustained when Ferrell kicked the vehicle.
Charges against another activist who authorities say punched the driver are pending.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, https://www.stltoday.com
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