By Steve Huff 12/06/12 3:33pm

Celebrity Arrests

Stephen Baldwin

Stephen Baldwin Arrested for Alleged Tax Evasion

Stephen Baldwin was arrested on Thursday for alleged repeated failures to file his New York state personal income tax. Mr. Baldwin, an actor, conservative Christian and younger brother to 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin, allegedly failed to file taxes for three years–2008 through 2010–and he may owe the state over $350,000.

CBS New York quoted a statement from Rockland County, N.Y., D.A. Thomas Zugibe, who said Mr. Baldwin’s “repetitive failure to file returns and pay taxes over a period of several years” was just another element contributing to “the sweeping cutbacks and closures in local government and schools.” Read More

By Steve Huff 5/19/12 2:18pm

OCCUPY EVERYTHING

From Brent Betterly's Facebook profile

Chicago Police Arrest 3 Anti-N.A.T.O. Occupy Protesters, Allege Plans to Attack Obama’s Chicago H.Q.

Three men who allegedly planned attacks on President Obama’s Chicago headquarters and the mayor’s residence have been arrested by Chicago police. Reuters reports anti-N.A.T.O. and Occupy Chicago-associated protesters Brian Church, Jared Chase and Brent Betterly were charged Friday with “conspiracy to commit terrorism, providing material support for terrorism, and possession of an explosive incendiary device.” In a report published Saturday afternoon the Associated Press said prosecutors allege the men also planned attacks on police vehicles and substations. Read More

By Steve Huff 3/18/12 8:56pm

Occupy Wall Street

Cecily McMillan/Facebook

Updated: Occupy Wall Street Activist Cecily McMillan Arrested for Assaulting N.Y.P.D. Officer (Video)

While there is a great deal of dispute over the content of the video showing the arrest of 23-year-old Occupy Wall Street activist Cecily McMillan Saturday night, the N.Y.P.D. has no doubt as to who was in the wrong. The Daily News, in an article about an investigation into online death threats made against the police on Twitter as well as comments in a UStream chat, reports that Ms. McMillan was “seen elbowing her arresting officer in the face” as she was being led out of Zuccotti Park.

The officer who arrested the activist was reportedly injured as well: Read More

By Steve Huff 3/18/12 1:38am

Occupy Wall Street

Cecily McMillan/Facebook

Updated: Occupy Wall Street Activist Cecily McMillan Allegedly Beaten By N.Y.P.D. (Video)

Cecily McMillan, an Occupy Wall Street activist once profiled in Rolling Stone, suffered a seizure Saturday night during protest action near Zuccotti Park. Many on-scene reported Ms. McMillan had trouble breathing after she was tackled and handcuffed by law enforcement.

A video uploaded to Youtube late Saturday night purports to show the attack. Two women can be heard commenting, “There’s Cecily,” then there is confusion as the police clearly perform a violent take-down on someone in the crowd.

According to Jeff Sharlet’s November, 2011 article about the Occupy Movement, this may be Ms. McMillan’s second violent encounter with police. She is an organizer for the Northeast region of youths involved in the Democratic Socialists of America, which Mr. Sharlet reports is “the largest socialist organization in the United States.” Ms. McMillan, however, once led a more conventional life: Read More

By Drew Grant 11/03/11 4:32pm

Occupy Wall Street

Occupy protesters arrested

Occupy Arrestees Go to Court, Reject Plea Offer

While even more members of Occupy Wall Street were arrested earlier this afternoon, 50 of those already charged in relation to the protests showed up to a New York’s 2nd Circuit District court today to turn down Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance‘s plea bargain. The D.A. had entered an offer for the offenders where the charges would be dropped on the condition that the individuals would not get arrested again for the next six months. Read More

By Drew Grant 11/03/11 2:03pm

Occupy Wall Street

Video

Rev. Billy from the Church of Stop Shopping

Reverend Billy, Chris Hedges Arrested During OWS Protest of Goldman Sachs [Video]

Approximately 15 people associated with Occupy Wall Street were arrested around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon while protesting eight blocks away from Zuccotti Park, at the headquarters of Goldman Sachs.

One of those people happened to be the Reverend Billy Talen, an outspoken activist from The Church of Stop Shopping who spends a lot of time down at Occupy Wall Street. Another was The Nation’s Chris Hedges, who departed from The New York Times after they reprimanded him for speaking out against the Iraq War. So two out of five people arrested were high-profile leftist advocates? What are the chances?

(Very good, actually.) Read More

By Drew Grant 10/24/11 5:47pm

Occupy Wall Street

Video

Help us identify this undercover officer

New Footage of Citibank Arrests: Undercover Cop Shoves Elderly Woman, Protesters Dragged Inside [Video]

Last weekend’s arrests at Citibank have been thoroughly documented. The demonstrators have their side of the story (as they are told by the white shirt officer who arrives on the scene), and the police/Citibank have theirs. But before now we had not seen the footage of the undercover detective that Marshal Garrett, one of the men arrested that day, had spoke of. This officer infiltrated the protesters’ group, made the largest scene out of the whole occupation, and then barred protesters from leaving.

Well, now we do. (H/t @NewYorkist) Read More