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Police Arrest Aerialist for Performing Above the Williamsburg Bridge
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of The Atlantic
The Atlantic, November 21, 2011
Posted: December 2nd, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2011/11/police-arre...
Posted: December 2nd, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2011/11/police-arre...
In July, 24-year-old Seanna Sharpe scaled the Williamsburg Bridge to perform a jaw-dropping, and totally illegal, acrobatics show. Shortly thereafter, she was arrested and handcuffed. According to this short documentary, she was charged with a felony, which was later reduced to a misdemeanor. Fans raised her bail in under an hour, via Twitter. Filmmaker and artist Ronen V captures the whole amazing story in this video, incorporating footage shot by the crowd on cell phones and cameras.
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