A

man

was arrested Friday morning at a Los Angeles City Council meeting

multiple

protesters interrupted Councilman Kevin de Len’s Cinco de Mayo presentation.

The person, who was not identified, was arrested for assaulting a police officer and obstructing a public business establishment, according to LAPD Sergeant Dennis Clark, who is assigned to the building.

Since De Len’s participation in a

secretly recorded conversations with other city leaders

was made public last October, his presence on the council has often drawn derision and abuse from protesters.

secretly recorded conversations with other city leaders

made public last October.

Several protesters in the hall began to shout as representatives

by

the Mexican consulate, standing in the front of the room next to De Len, was speaking. Council Chairman Paul Krekorian

Than

interrupted the presentation to summon the protesters

remove’ removal from the room

as so often happens at council meetings.

ace

The Los Angeles Police Department

officers escorted protesters out of the room, the

big

the wooden door separating the council chambers from the outer corridor suddenly slammed shut, appearing to hit Clark in the head, while someone yelled “F the LAPD.”

Video from inside the room shows the door closing forcefully, but it’s not clear

from the video

what caused

it to do this. the door to close abruptly. Multiple

Officers then rushed to the unknown man, who had just gone outside

that side of

the door and stopped him.

“When we got him out, he slammed the door on me,” said Clark.

General Dogon, an activist with the Los Angeles Community Action Network

who was present who was also present

pushed that story back, saying the arrested man had

only

closed the door behind him.

After another short break, De Len’s presentation continued, with a costumed

dance

Group performing a traditional Tecuanes dance on the council floor.

“The disruption of the Cinco de Mayo presentation today was embarrassing and disrespectful, embarrassing the city in front of foreign dignitaries who traveled from Mexico to celebrate members of our local Poblano community being elected by the City Council for the first time. were recognized,” said De Len. That said spokesman Pete Brown Friday afternoon.

This is the

was the third arrest at a council meeting this year, Clark said.