The Brief
- Five protesters were arrested at the annual Peachtree Road Race on Saturday morning after entering the race route and blocking a portion of the street.
- The individuals utilized a specialized “sleeping dragon” maneuver to deliberately slow down law enforcement efforts to remove them, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
- Atlanta police officers arrested all five individuals on the scene for pedestrian traffic violations and city ordinance offenses, the agency said.
ATLANTA – A group of demonstrators protested on the Peachtree Road Race route Saturday morning, leading to multiple arrests by Atlanta police.
What we know:
Five protesters entered the Peachtree Road Race route and blocked a portion of the street, according to the Atlanta Police Department. …