Several Occupy Charleston protesters have been arrested after trying to spend the night in a downtown park, NBC affiliate WCBD-TV?reported.
Charleston police made the arrests early Wednesday in Marion Square.
College of Charleston student Josh Richmond told the Post and Courier of Charleston that police formed a "body wall" and arrested anyone still in the park after 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Protesters have been in the park around the clock since early November but Mayor Joe Riley declared on Monday they would no longer be allowed to stay after 11 p.m.
More than two dozen protesters remained there on Monday night with sleeping bags, and police allowed them to remain, but those who tried to spend Tuesday night there were arrested.
According to the group?s Facebook page, 11 were arrested in total although this could not be confirmed with the Charleston police department, which was unavailable for comment.
WCBD said protesters came face to face with members of the city council and local residents opposed to the park occupation at a meeting at City Hall on Tuesday night.
It reported that Occupy Charleston promised to occupy City Hall, sidewalks, streets and other venues if removed from the park.
??The people's voice will be heard. there will be an occupation, many occupations,? they told city council.
Others at the meeting expressed frustration about the protest.
?I?m not going to sit around with my head in the sand and whine about entitlement, when I?m out there trying to do it,?I'm that kind of person,? one man said. ?If they were like that, they wouldn't be occupying.?
"I'm participating in a peaceful assembly, I am practicing my First Amendment right and if they choose to arrest me then that's something I'm going to have to fight later on, so no I'm not scared," Jessica Dugan told WCBD from Marion Square on Tuesday night.?"This is the power of the people, this is a global revolution and it's happening now."
Among those in the park earlier on Tuesday was Krystal Wernicke of North Charleston, according to the Post and Courier which said she held a hand-lettered poster board sign with the message, ?If they enforced bank regulation like they do park rules we wouldn?t be in this mess ? 99 percent.?
By Alastair Jamieson, msnbc.com. The Associated Press and NBC affiliate WCBD Charleston, SC contributed to this report.
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