Palmetto, Florida: Lincoln Memorial Academy advocate arrested at Manatee County School Board meeting

Lincoln Memorial Academy advocate arrested at Manatee County School Board meeting

Rodney Jones is accused of of “disturbing schools and religious and other assemblies,” according to Bradenton police. Rodney Jones, a Lincoln Memorial Academy advocate, was arrested at a Manatee County School Board meeting Tuesday evening. He was arrested by the Bradenton Police Department during public comment on charges of “disturbing schools and religious and other assemblies,” according to Bradenton police. Jones is the former president of the Manatee NAACP, but he was stripped of the presidency two months after his arrest during a Bradenton City Council meeting. In the moments leading up to the altercation, Bridget Mendel, who recently announced ...

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