FIFTEEN PEOPLE WERE CITED BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ON THURSDAY FOR OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC IN THE OLD TOWN AREA. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS IT HAPPENED DURING THE ANNUAL VERIZON SHAREHOLDERS MEETING WHICH WAS HELD AT THE HOTEL ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS THE SIT-IN ON RIO GRANDE WAS A PLANNED EVENT, AND PARTICIPANTS KNEW GOING INTO IT THAT WOULD EITHER BE ARRESTED OR CITED.
THE CHARGE IS A PETTY MISDEMEANOR . THE PROTESTORS SAY THEY WERE DEMONSTRATING IN SUPPORT OF THE THOUSANDS OF VERIZON EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ON STRIKE IN THE NORTHEAST.
