The vice chairman of the Yankton Sioux Tribe blames county and state law officers for escalating tension at the site of a protest over a hog farm being built west of Wagner.
"We're trying to remain peaceful and here they are antagonizing our people," John Stone said of the Tuesday morning arrests of 15-20 protesters for disorderly conduct.
A big truck carrying construction materials approached, and some protesters refused to get off the asphalt road past the site.
Seven cars from the South Dakota Highway Patrol and the Charles Mix County Sheriff's Office arrived, and officers made the arrests. Sheriff Ray Westendorf said the people were arrested because they were blocking traffic.
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