Live updates: Occupy DC protesters arrested at McPherson Square

December 04, 2011 -- 3:45 PM
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An unidentified protestor is arrested in McPherson Square in downtown Washington Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. U.S. Park Police are arresting Occupy DC protesters who are refusing to dismantle an unfinished wooden structure erected in the park square overnight. Police Sunday told the protestors they'd need a permit for such a structure and gave them an hour to disassemble it. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Sun, 2011-12-04 15:45

U.S. Park Police began arresting members of the Occupy DC demonstration on Sunday after protesters erected a wooden structure in McPherson Square.

Police ordered protesters who were inside the structure, which resembled a small house or barn, to leave around 10:30 a.m.  Just before noon, police began arresting protesters who refused their orders. More than 20 people scrambled onto the roof of the two-story structure, and police began cordoning off the area with yellow tape.

If protesters crossed the police line, they were promptly arrested. Around 3:30 p.m., police brought in metal barricades and began moving the crowd further away from the wooden structure.

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(NOTE: This video is courtesy of Occupy DC activists.  The voice on the video is not from an Examiner staff writer.)