Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams, granddaughter of civil rights leader Hosea Williams, is arrested during BLM protest outside of Kentucky AG's home demanding charges in Breonna Taylor case
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams has been arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest in Louisville, Kentucky to demand criminal charges in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor.
Williams, 39, was among 87 protesters who were all charged on Tuesday with trespassing, disorderly conduct and intimidating a participant in a legal process.
The group was encamped on the front lawn of the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron when Louisville police made the arrests.
Eyewitness video shows Williams, the granddaughter of civil rights leader Hosea Williams, being led away in handcuffs as other protesters chanted and cheered while sitting on the lawn.
Williams was seen wearing a face mask reading 'Breonna Taylor' in the video shared by the Instagram account @friendsofnicole.
Williams, 39, was among 87 protesters who were all charged on Tuesday with trespassing, disorderly conduct and intimidating a participant in a legal process
'Feel like today definitely going to end with me in handcuffs, but I'm about that, that's what we here for. Breonna Taylor - say her name,' Williams said in a video (above) earlier in the day
Protesters filled the front lawn of Kentucky's attorney general on Tuesday, demanding criminal charges against police officers in the death of Breonna Taylor
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Republican, is seen above. His office is investigating Taylor's death, but no criminal charges have been filed in the case
Earlier in the day, Williams had predicted her own arrest in a video later shared on Instagram by a friend.
'Feel like today definitely going to end with me in handcuffs, but I'm about that, that's what we here for. Breonna Taylor - say her name,' she said.
Taylor was shot eight times after officers used a battering ram to knock down her door while serving a search warrant and returned fire into the apartment after midnight on March 13.
One officer was shot by Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who said he thought an intruder was breaking into the home.
The target of the warrant was an alleged drug dealer named Jamarcus Glover, who was arrested on trafficking charges the same night 10 miles away on a separate warrant. Taylor had a previous relationship with Glover.
Taylor (above), an EMT in Louisville, died as police returned fire at her boyfriend while executing a search warrant in a drug investigation of her ex-boyfriend Jamarcus Glover
Yandy Smith (left) posts a photo of herself with Tamika Mallory and Porsha Williams on Instagram on Tuesday
Sgt. Johnathan Mattingly, who was shot in the leg by Walker, spoke to Louisville Police internal investigators about two weeks after the raid, and said that police expected Taylor to be alone in the house because Glover was known to be elsewhere.
Mattingly said ahead of the raid officers were told Taylor's ground floor apartment was a 'soft target' and Taylor 'should be there alone, because they knew where their target was and I guess they thought that he was her only boyfriend or only acquaintance.'
Mattingly told investigators in the interview recording that officers briefed on the raid were told Glover had packages sent to her apartment in her name.
Taylor 'possibly held dope for him, received the packages and held his money,' Mattingly said he was told of Taylor's involvement. No drugs were found at Taylor's home.
Williams is seen left at the Emmys in 2016 and right being arrested on Tuesday
'We're in Louisville and our bottom line is there MUST be JUSTICE for #BREONNATAYLOR. #RP,' the Real Housewives of Atlanta beauty said in a social media post earlier Tuesday
NBC News obtained the interview with Mattingly and another with Walker and released them last week.
Taylor's death, along with the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minnesota, set off weeks of protests, as well as a call for the officers who shot Taylor to be criminally charged.
'We're in Louisville and our bottom line is there MUST be JUSTICE for #BREONNATAYLOR. #RP,' reality star Williams said in a social media post earlier Tuesday.
Yandy Smith, a cast member on the reality show Love & Hip Hop, also was arrested at Tuesday's protest.
Porsha's sister Lauren Williams posted video of her sibling's arrest, calling her 'fearless' in using her fame for social change.
'She has always been fearless. You mess with her people, you mess with her. She takes the case of #breonnataylor personally and she's sacrificing work, time with her loved ones, and her comfort to make sure the offenders are held accountable for their actions,' Lauren said. 'This is her passion, this is her purpose.'
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams, granddaughter of civil rights leader Hosea Williams, is arrested during BLM protest outside of Kentucky AG's home demanding charges in Breonna Taylor case
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