Occupy Louisville protest nets 5 arrests

Police in Kentucky said five Occupy Louisville protesters faced disorderly conduct charges Sunday following a noisy demonstration outside a downtown bank. Witnesses and participants in the Saturday afternoon protest said they saw numerous scuffles between police and protesters as the two sides squared off outside a Chase branch on Baxter Ave. Police said they were called by bank employees who alleged the protesters were blocking the entrance and had threatened to occupy the lobby. Lark Phillips, a spokeswoman for Occupy Louisville told The (Louisville) Courier-Journal that some of the 35 demonstrators had made an attempt to enter the bank but the group had not done anything illegal. The demonstrators charged in the incident were expected to be released before the end of the weekend, police said.