Joseph Kent ‘Kidnapped’ By Baltimore Police?

Jospeh Kent, a Baltimore “community organizer” was arrested quietly and peacefully during on Tuesday evening, and is now prompting a firestorm of backlash from Freddie Gray protesters. Joseph Kent is like “Martin Luther King with tattoos and gold fronts,” according to Baltimore pastor Heber Brown III. Social media posts about Kent quickly went viral as claims of “police kidnapping” were published.

The Baltimore community organizer first garnered national attention during the Michael Brown riots in Ferguson. Kent reportedly stated that he felt the call to protest after listening to Mike Brown Sr. speak about the shooting.