Early Thursday morning, activist and street vendor advocate Edin Alex Enamorado and his partner, Wendy Lujan, were arrested by The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, along with six other known activists.
The arrest comes hours after Enamorado, and other activists from across Southern California protested a law enforcement officer from the Seaside Police Department who was caught on camera arresting the wrong person and placing his knee on the neck of a minor.
This morning, posts circulating on social media alerted the public about the possible arrest of these activists at their homes. The Sheriff’s Department confirmed on Facebook that a group of people were arrested.
In the post, they said a press conference would be held where they would speak about the details involving the group's arrest, including activist Enamorado. At the time L.A. TACO could not find a single link to view the press conference.
However, The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department did eventually post their 7-minute press conference to their YouTube in which they further explained the details behind the arrests. They added that Enamorado along with the rest of the group was arrested as part of an ongoing investigation for an incident that occurred in Victorville on September 24th.