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The Latest: 18 arrested protesting Minnesota cop’s acquittal

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Latest on the acquittal of a Minnesota police officer who shot and killed a black driver (all times local):

8:20 a.m.

Authorities arrested 18 people during a protest of the acquittal of a suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed a black driver.

Minnesota State Police spokeswoman Lt. Tiffani Nielson said in a news release Saturday that officers began arresting protesters at 12:30 a.m. after issuing three warnings for them to get off of Interstate 94 in St. Paul.

She says those arrested were booked at Ramsey County Jail on charges including being a pedestrian on the busy freeway.