Arrests made as dozens stage sit-in protest in Gov. DeSantis’ office in Capitol
Ron DeSantis at the Florida Capitol on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida. - Ana Ceballos/Miami Herald/TNS
May 03, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A few dozen protesters on Wednesday blocked the entrance to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office in the Capitol building in Tallahassee, broadly criticizing his policies and his approach to governing. Police arrested about 14 people and began clearing the Capitol early Wednesday evening. At about 1 p.m., protesters crowded the lobby of the office. About a dozen of them sat on the carpet in front of the receptionist’s desk, locking hands. Monitoring the situation behind the desk were DeSantis’ communications director Taryn Fenske, a security officer and another staff member — who at on...