#Occupiers Arrested At Romney’s Iowa Headquarters – With Video
Dec 28, 2011 5 Comments ›› Angelia
Des Moines police today arrested a total of 10 protesters at Mitt Romney’s campaign offices and a Wells Fargo branch office.
The protesters, all part of the Occupy Des Moines movement, demanded that Romney and Wells Fargo release their tax returns and that Romney return money donated to his 2012 presidential campaign from Wells Fargo PAC and Wells Fargo employees.
Romney told reporters in Clinton today that he has no plans to release his income-tax returns or lists of people who are bundling donations for him. Romney, who is a multi-millionaire former businessman, said he would do what he’s legally required to do. He suggested he might consider disclosing more financial information in the future.
The protests began at 2 p.m. at the Romney office, in the 2800 block of Ingersoll Avenue. Office workers had locked the doors of the campaign office before protesters arrived.
The protesters began banging on the glass windows demanding to be let into to the building. Some played musical instruments. Others built a small cardboard funnel connecting Romney’s office with a nearby Wells Fargo office.
Those arrested complied peacefully with police.
Arrested at the Romney headquarters were:
* Katie Rockey, 19, of Des Moines
* Anthony Willhide, 25, of Plaquemines Parish, La.
* Ed Bloomen, 64, of Des Moines
* Nathan Harrington, 39, of Des Moines
* The Rev. Peter Dougherty, 77, of Lansing, Mich.
* Jalan Crossland, 41, of Ten Sleep, Wyo.
* Jennifer Marsh, 38, of Iowa City
“Our questions have gone unanswered,” Marsh told reporters as she was led away. “This is not democracy. This is hypocrisy.”
The protests are the first direct actions of the “Occupy Iowa Caucus” campaign this week. The protesters said they chose the Romney offices and Wells Fargo because of their corporate ties.
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