Brewer added that deputies also had members at the press conference who were wearing masks, lower their mask due to North Carolina state law prohibiting the wearing of masks at meetings or demonstrations.
Ten weapons were seized at the Revolutionary Black Panther Party press conference Sunday morning.
Members of the RBPP held a press conference Sunday to go over their plans for the events scheduled the rest of the day. Those events include a tribunal at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday followed by an armed vigil at 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
It was announced at the press conference that the group made the decision to hold an armed vigil instead of the armed march which they had been planning all week.
The decision came after New Hanover County District Attorney Ben David issued a statement Thursday in response to the planned “armed march.”
In the parties response to David’s statement, party leader Dr. Alli Muhammad stated they believe the District Attorney and the Wilmington Police Chief are engaging in acts designed to suppress their freedom of expression.
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