Religious leaders arrested at Collin's Portland office after sit-in to protest her vote on tax bill

A group of nine religious leaders protesting Sen. Susan Collins’ support of the tax reform effort were arrested by Portland police officers shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday.

Police waited inside Collins office at 1 Canal Plaza, Suite 802, while the group prayed and broadcast their words on a live Facebook stream.

Officers explained that they would handcuff the protesters and take them out in groups of about five in order to fit in an elevator. Group members sang, “We are gentle, loving people, and we are singing for our lives,” as they were led away.

Major Heath Gorham of the Portland Police Department said in a statement said that there were 10 protesters in Collins’ office, but only nine were arrested and charged with criminal trespass. They were all transported to the Cumberland County Jail and were being held on $60 bail.

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