(Jenna Peterson | Daily Trojan)The Los Angeles Police Department arrested one person after a protest broke out against archaeologist Richard Hansen in the final hour of the L.A. Times Festival of Books Sunday afternoon at the L.A. Times en Español stage. Hansen was at the festival to discuss L.A. Times en Español Editorial Director Alejandro Maciel’s recent column about the development. In a video of the incident posted to Citizen Sunday afternoon, protesters chanted “Let him go, let him go” after the suspect was arrested. Festival organizers escorted Hansen to a tent while police formed a line in front of the stage. “HANDS OFF EL MIRADOR RICHARD HANSEN,” the pamphlet read, which was a condensed version of an open letter against the development.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 25, 2023 03:41 UTC