CHATHAM COUNTY, N.C. -- About 30 protesters, both for and against the removal of a Confederate statue gathered in downtown Pittsboro on Saturday.

  • Richard Allen of Pittsboro and Thalia Considnie of Durham were arrested for disorderly conduct
  • Considnie was also arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, as was Jessica Reavis of Danville, Virginia
  • The statue is now declared public trespass and will be taken down by November 1

Richard Allen of Pittsboro and Thalia Considnie of Durham were arrested for disorderly conduct.

Considnie was also arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, as was Jessica Reavis of Danville, Virginia.

All three were released on written promises to appear and will be court on November 6.

The protesters started gathering at around 10 a.m.

The demonstration happened less than a week after the United Daughters of the Confederacy missed a deadline to submit a removal plan for the statue.

The statue is now declared public trespass and will be taken down by November 1.