PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Portland Police and the Cumberland County Jail released the names of the 18 people arrested during Friday night's "Black Lives Matter" protests on Commercial Street.
Name: Age: City: Charge:
1. Idman Abdul (22) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
2. Salma Hassan (22) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
3. Alba Briggs (25) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
4. Mariana Angelo (20) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
5. Sable Knapp (26) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
6. Kennedy Johnson (22) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
7. Caitlin Vaughan (29) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
8. Sarah Lazar (32) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
9. Karen Lane (50) Lewiston, ME Obstructing A Public Way
10. Lelia Saad (24) S. Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
11. Nasreen Sheikhyousef (25) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
12. Kennedy Barteaux (38) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
13. Shadiyo Hussain- Ali (23) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
14. Llewellyn Pinkerton (21) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
15. Leah Karvette (25) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
16. Barbara Van Derburgh (22) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
17. Jenessa Hayden (23) Portland, ME Obstructing A Public Way
18. Juvenile (16) Obstructing A Public Way
A sergeant at the Cumberland County Jail said all 18 were released on bail.
Police Chief Michael Sauschuck said Friday night that no one was injured in the protests that blocked Commercial Street from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
"It could happen anywhere -- a beautiful, safe city like Portland, and here we are tonight," said Chief Sauschuck.
The organizers, the Portland Racial Justice Group, had specific demands of Sauschuck, including: publicly acknowledging the tensions between police officers and people of color; speaking to people of color about the officer-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota that left two black men dead and to calm the fears that a similar shooting could happen in Portland; allow for more citizen oversight of police policy; and using body cameras on police officers to record interactions with the public.
Sauschuck said the group never contacted the police about these demands, or about the protests.
"I'm not demanding that they say anything or not say anything. If we know where they're going, how many people are going to be there, we can help facilitate this process like we done dozens and dozens and dozens of times in the past," said Sauschuck.
Mayor Ethan Strimling watched the news coverage of the protests online while he was out of town.
"I believe that last night was a good example of how you can express deep emotion, how you can engage in civil disobedience, do it in a non-violent way, and also how a police department can respond in a very respectful, very honorable way that allows protestors to say what they need to say without letting the violence escalate," said Mayor Strimling.
Sauschuck said the public praised the police for how officers handled the protests.
"Night like tonight is something that gets out into the public and they see how well these officers operate and I can tell you that the phone has been ringing non-stop about people calling -- people cheering as these officers are walking down the street to clear the scene, so there's a lot to be said for the men and women that work here in this police department," said Sauschuck.