DeRay Mckesson, a prominent Black Lives Matter activist who was released from jail Sunday following his arrest at a Baton Rouge protest, accused city police of provoking protesters.
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Prosecutor Hillar C. Moore III said on Monday he is stepping down from the case because of a connection he has with the parents of officer Blane Salamoni.
More protests are expected today in Baton Rouge as people from Louisiana and other states call for justice in the police shooting of Alton Sterling.
In April, an officer was placed on administrative leave after a video spread on social media showing him pinning a black 16-year-old boy to the ground and punching him at an Earth Day festival, Baton Rouge media reported.
The owner of a convenience store where a Louisiana man was shot and killed by police is suing Baton Rouge police, alleging officers illegally detained him for about six hours after he recorded the confrontation on his cellphone.
Authorities say Sterling was armed at the time of his arrest and was attempting to reach for the handgun in his pocket.
While officers were quick to arrest protesters who had congregated on major roadways, they also infiltrated private residences and attempted to arrest activists who had gathered peacefully there.
Another woman in Rochester, New York was filmed getting arrested while talking to reporters about why she chose to participate in the protests.
The Justice Department is investigating Sterling’s killing in Louisiana and in Minnesota the governor, Mark Dayton, who said he believed the shooting was racially motivated, has called on the U.S.to investigate.
When she gave no sign she would be moving, an officer said, “Arrest her”, and a crack opened in the wall of riot police. A video showed two white police officers holding him down and shooting him.
Ms Evans has responded to the furore via Facebook, where she said: “I appreciate the well wishes and love, but this is the work of God”.
“We know there’s a lot of tension right now, we know there’s a lot of emotion”, East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux stated.
Another district attorney could be appointed to determine whether any state charges should be filed, Moore said.
In Baton Rouge, an invisible, informal line segregates the community, dividing the southern white section from the mostly black part in the north. Breakaway school districts have formed. The city of Baton Rouge and Police Chief Carl Dabadi are also named as defendants.
Law enforcement officials say the Federal Bureau of Investigation began looking into Tannerite several years ago when it became apparent domestic terrorists were interested in using it for sinister purposes.
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The movement has coalesced around a fierce yet peaceful defiance, a strategy that echoes the tactics employed by civil rights leaders of decades past, who preached nonviolent resistance in the face of physical force and oppression.
