Somerville Man Arrested At Citgo Sign Climate Demonstration

Somerville MA

12 August, 2020

2:30 PM

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SOMERVILLE, MA — A Somerville man was among 10 activists arrested after hanging a banner reading "Climate Justice Now" on the Citgo sign Monday, police said. Officers were called to the construction site at 660 Beacon St. shortly after 8 p.m. and found the group near the base of the sign, police said. "This premise is clearly labeled as an active construction site, and it is surrounded by a wire construction fence," Boston police said in a statement. The banner hung for about 20 minutes before police took it down. Officers requested additional assistance to help the group descend from the roof safely. The following 10 people were charged with trespassing and disturbing the peace: James Comiskey, 30 of RoxburyJason Rudokas, 43 of ArlingtonAllen McGonagill, 30 of SomervilleSeward Ogden, 60 Putnam, VT Thomas Davis, 35 of CambridgeAlexander Chambers, 21 of BoylstonWilliam Livernois, 24 of Newnan, GA Johannes Vulto, 60 of Brookline57 year-old woman from Putney, VT56 year-old woman from Brooklyn, NY