Protester who admitted toppling Confederate statue makes plea to sheriff

DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — Takiyah Thompson, who admitted to ABC11 she helped bring down the Confederate statue in Durham, is expected in court Wednesday morning.

She’s making a plea to the Durham County sheriff.

“We’re actually calling for the sheriff and the county commissioner to drop all charges,” Thompson told ABC11 Tuesday. “There’s a right side and a wrong side. We’re asking the county commissioner and the sheriff to stand on the right side and not to stand on the side of white supremacy in this instance.”

Tuesday, Durham County Sheriff Mike Andrews said nobody is getting away with damaging the Confederate statue.