"On Saturday, 22-year-old preschool teacher Jessica Plichta was arrested live on camera in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after speaking to ABC News' WZZM to condemn the U.S. for abducting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. "Maduro was elected by the people," Plichta, who wore a red jacket and keffiyeh, told the cameras. "He is for the people and the people want to see his return. Free Maduro.""
""We have to apply pressure at all points that we can, this is not just a foreign issue," she continued. "It's our tax dollars are being used to commit these war crimes. It is also the duty of us, the people, to stand against the Trump regime, the Trump administration, who are committing crimes both here in the U.S. and against people in Venezuela.""
"According to Plichta, after officials arrested her, they drove down the street, then stopped to pull her out, bend her over the vehicle, pat her down, and take her belongings, allegedly for "making a scene." She says officers repeatedly pressed her on whether she was Venezuelan or what her connection to Venezuela was, why she was at the protest, and who the other demonstrators were."
Jessica Plichta, a 22-year-old preschool teacher, was arrested live on camera in Grand Rapids after speaking to ABC News' WZZM to condemn the U.S. for abducting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Plichta said Maduro was elected by the people, urged his return, and called to apply pressure because U.S. tax dollars were being used to commit war crimes. Officers approached her after the interview, ordered her to put her hands on her head, and arrested her. She reports being pulled from a vehicle, patted down, having belongings taken, being questioned about Venezuelan ties and protest participation, and being held in the Kent County Sheriff's Office for about three hours. WZZM reported charges of obstructing a roadway and failure to obey a lawful command.
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