Boston police identify 118 people charged in connection with Emerson College protest

The total number of people arrested during the Boston Police Department’s attempt to clear an encampment of Emerson College protesters from a public right-of-way early Thursday morning has climbed to 118, records indicated.

Officers responding to a slew of noise complaints stemming from a “Cease Fire in Palestine” protest at Boylston Street and Boylston Place found tents erected in violation of city ordinance and hundreds of demonstrators who were blocking sidewalks and harassing people as they walked by, according to a Boston police report.

“Some of these protesters even went so far as demanding that members of the public identify themselves before allowing them to pass down the pedestrian alley walkway into the Massachusetts State Transportation building,” officers stated in the report.

Body camera video released hours after the encampment was cleared showed Boston Police Captain Sean Martin explaining to the protesters that officers supported their right to protest and that they didn’t want to make any arrests, but that they needed to clear the sidewalk and walkway to allow people to pass without obstruction.

“We don’t want to arrest anybody. We support your right to protest. I’m indifferent,” Martin is heard saying in the video. “I don’t have a side either way. I want you to be able to do this peacefully...At this point it’s late. People live here. We’ve been getting a lot of complaints.”

Officers informed the students that the college did not solely own the alley they were in and that it had a public right-of-way under the jurisdiction of the Boston Police Department. Earlier in the day, the students were warned that they would be subject to “imminent law enforcement action” because tents were violating city code and becoming a fire hazard with students blocking doors, hydrants, and access to buildings.

Martin’s pleas to protesters to peacefully clear the walkway were met with loud chants of “Free, free Palestine!” from demonstrators using bullhorns in a residential area around 2 a.m., officers noted in the report.

“The protesters refused to move and take down the tents. In willful violation of the order, the protesters locked arms while seated and/or standing,” the report stated. “With an obvious police presence and despite numerous warnings, the protesters made no attempt to move form the line they had formed. Officers were then directed by Captain Martin to begin moving protesters and if warranted take them into custody.”

As officers tried to clear the alleyway, police said they were met with “passive, active, and violent resistance.” Dramatic video showed the moments when the protesters clashed with police after lining up and locking arms in the alleyway.

Four officers were injured in the clash, including one officer who suffered a broken ankle.

While 118 protesters were arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace, many expressed a desire to leave the walkway and were allowed to leave without being arrested, according to police.

Protesters were seen in zip-tie handcuffs being led into awaiting police vehicles after officers were able to subdue the crowd. By Thursday morning, a Boston Public Works crew had cleared all signs, tents, and garbage from the alley.

The ages of those arrested range from 17-57. Their names are as follows, according to police:

1. Amanda Megan Bloome
2. Ruby Clark
3. Zoe Fatima Swaray
4. Akila Davis Shaw
5. Elie Largura
6. Carli K. Bertonneau
7. Oakley Walker
8. Sofia E. Verani
9. Alisha Karuvannur-Sandhu
10. Arlo K. Winokur
11. Natalie D. Luongo
12. Willow R. Carretero Chavez
13. Koutilya S. Mupparaju
14. Lucy C. Spangler
15. Cicia X. Lee
16. Leila O. Minkara
17. Tamara D. Silverman
18. Emily H. Vitale
19. Kaitlyn A. Garcia
20. Maria Anzalotti
21. Makenna Cannon
22. Julia Psuik
23. Gwendolyn Trueblood
24. Orion O’Neill
25. Maried Delgadillo
26. Maya Drooker
27. Zachary Pinto
28. Arianne Flaherty
29. Michelle Garcia
30. Julia Lyberger
31. Antonia Benson
32. Avery Cather
33. Genevieve Peters
34. Aymen Deliou
35. Emma L. Roth
36. Liberty Ice
37. Hanna Elzaridi
38. Ishita R. Bhimavarapu
39. Anna E. Hoyt
40. Maria J. Alvarez Barroso
41. Amina Nasira Adeyola
42. Finn O. Bradley
43. Saad Ahmad
44. Liquan Zheng
45. Elijah Luke Hatcher-Kay
46. Hayden Kinman
47. David Staats
48. Noah Cohen
49. Harrison Raskin
50. Henry Cheney
51. Adam Nunez
52. Joseph Peters
53. Daniel Lawrence Albright
54. Silas Lambros
55. Evan Holt
56. Charles Simpson
57. Leo Alexander Kaga
58. Solomon Shina Browne
59. Thomas Francis Smith
60. Joseph A Nalieth
61. Alexander James MacLean
62. Nicholas Dicarro
63. Chaz Verdugo
64. Sohail Lokhandwalla
65. REDACTED NAME DUE TO AGE
66. Shai Gorsky
67. Benjamin Knapp
68. Kenza-Noe Clayton
69. Michael Rosegrant
70. Charles Williams
71. Owen Thomas Buxton
72. Sufana Hamid
73. Hannah Edwards
74. Kaelyn Reid
75. Kimstelle Merisma
76. Sonya Desai
77. Hana Wallen
78. Samantha Palmer
79. Rabia Mazhar
80. Gloria Nativladade
81. Lea C. Mihok
82. Nathan David Kahn
83. Josephine Dring
84. Willow Torres
85. Haley Macintyre
86. Sophie Cashen
87. Avery Stalling
88. Paul Denneno
89. Isa Liggans
90. Sahishnu Hanumansetty
91. Lana Habash
92. Sophia Camara
93. Roma Welsh
94. Kathryn Wieneke
95. Dan Zeno
96. Patrick Charles Verdier
97. Adam R. Dahlberg
98. Samuel Evans
99. Samuel Adam Gold
100. Dylan R. Young
101. Jonah Ali Hodari
102. Nel T Blinman
103. Lillian Faith Drescher
104. Juwaria A Jama
105. Yara F. Afif
106. Anne Elizabeth Cole
107. Lavinia G Kosher
108. Josephine C. Williams
109. Atalanta M. Carrig-Braun
110. Muir Ocean
111. Amelia Oei
112. Amrita Kaur Bala
113. Eliana Gonzalez
114. Emmle Young-Kershaq
115. Gifis Kylie
116. Punchhi Pandit
117. Allison Nicholle Armijo
118. Zenobia Rose Pellissier-Lloyd

An investigation into the incident remains ongoing and police say additional criminal charges may be sought.

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