ST. LOUIS • Prosecutors agreed to drop charges against a third person arrested after a Nov. 26 protest at City Hall, her lawyer said Thursday.
Chelsea Carswell, of Austin, Texas, was facing misdemeanor charges of assault of a law enforcement officer and interfering with an arrest. Her lawyer, , said in an email that prosecutors dismissed charges in exchange for 20 hours of community service as part of a diversion program.
Charges against Zachary Chasnoff and Ferguson Commission member Rasheen Aldridge Jr. were , also as part of the diversion program.
Protesters were trying to get inside City Hall when the building went into “lockdown.” , charging documents say.
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Last month, ӣƵ Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce said diversion has been offered for 15 years, but was recently expanded to make sure that more lawyers and defendants were aware of it.
