BOSTON (WHDH) - Ten people are facing charges after they scaled a Boston landmark to send a message to legislators about climate change on Monday.
Officers responding to multiple 911 calls for a group of people who had entered a construction site at 660 Beacon St. and hung a “Climate Justice Now” banner over the Citgo sign around 8 p.m. discovered the protesters at the base of the sign, according to Boston police.
The banner had hung for about 20 minutes but was removed prior to the officers’ arrival, witnesses told police.
The incident led to the arrests of:
James Comiskey, 30 of Roxbury
Jason Rudokas, 43 of Arlington
Allen McGonagill, 30 of Somerville
Seward Ogden, 60 Putnam, Vt.
Thomas Davis, 35 of Cambridge
Alexander Chambers, 21 of Boylston
William Livernois, 24 of Newnan, Ga.
Johannes Vulto, 60 of Brookline
A 57 year-old woman from Putney, Vt., and a 56 year-old woman from Brooklyn, N.Y. were summoned to court.
The 10 suspects are all facing charges of trespassing and disturbing the peace.
They are expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court.
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