COVINGTON, Ky. — A Covington police officer will serve a 30-day unpaid suspension after an internal investigation determined he did not follow procedure when more than a dozen people were arrested during a protest on the Roebling Suspension Bridge this summer.

Fifteen people, including two journalists, were arrested on the bridge during a demonstration against ICE on July 17. Police responded to the area after receiving reports of people blocking the entrance. Video then showed police calling for protesters to move before arresting them — at some points, violently.

Covington Police Chief Justin Wietholter said in a statement Tuesday night that a review of the department's body-worn cameras and civilian footage found that the police's response to the protest "was consistent with establ

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