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Warrants: NC State students climbed on Confederate monument

Raleigh police arrested two people during a Sunday afternoon protest against Confederate monuments at the State Capitol.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh police arrested two people during a Sunday afternoon protest against Confederate monuments at the State Capitol.

Organizers said in a statement that it was a peaceful gathering to provide context about the statues' history. The group "Smash Racism Raleigh" live streamed the demonstration on Twitter.

According to police, Enzo Niebuhr and Jody Anderson climbed onto the N.C. Women of Confederacy monument along E. Edenton Street and covered the heads with KKK hoods. They were charged with defacing a public monument and disorderly conduct for allegedly repeating anti-racist chants.

Both chanted statements like, "racist statues have to go," and used profanities, according to arrest warrants. Video posted to the Smash Racism Raleigh Twitter page showed Niebuhr and Anderson being arrested and a police officer removing the white hoods from the statue.

Niebuhr and Anderson were both listed as attending North Carolina State University. The two face court dates and were released on $1,000 bonds.

Smash Racism Raleigh says they were wrongfully arrested.

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