OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — About 30 protesters were arrested for trespassing or obstructing a highway during a demonstration against nuclear weapons production in Oak Ridge.
Department of Energy security officers arrested four people on federal trespassing charges Sunday after they crossed a barrier in front of the Y-12 plant. They each face up to a year in jail and $100,000 in fines.
Nearly 30 others were arrested by local police on charges of obstructing a public highway and disobeying police. In the past, protesters have been arrested only on city charges, carrying $50 maximum fines.
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Protesters linked arms and blocked the road that runs in front of the plant, but none were arrested until marchers moved into a busy intersection.