FL Democrats Fried, Book Arrested in Tallahassee During Abortion Ban Protest
Florida Democrats Chairwoman Nikki Fried and Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book were arrested Monday as they protested in Tallahassee against a bill banning abortions after six weeks.
"Florida Democrats will not back down in our defense of abortion rights," the party tweeted, confirming Fried's arrest. "Our chair made that clear tonight."
Book's team also confirmed the senator was among those arrested.
They were both still in custody as of Monday night.
The Tallahassee Police Department said in a statement that officers had been assisting protesters all week as they demonstrated in front of City Hall. Due to the size of the crowd, organizers were told they were only able to protest on the pr...
