Two women who left fake body bags outside the state Capitol and in other locations around Hartford on April 1 to protest evictions and hazardous housing conditions have been arrested by state police.
Olivia Rinkes, 30, and Erin Melocowsky, 19, were charged with disorderly conduct in connection with the bags left at the Capitol. Both women were released on $5,000 bonds.
A state police news release simply said the women left “suspicious packages” but Ivelisse Correa, of Black Lives Matter 860, confirmed the arrests were in relation to the protest. She said members of the organization accompanied Melocowsky to court Monday and that Rinkes was free Friday and that she believes the act of protest was worth it.