LOS ANGELES—A June 2 arraignment has been set for a man who was arrested for disrupting a Los Angeles City Council meeting after being warned multiple times by Council President Paul Krekorian—and eventually ejected.
Samson Tafolo, 30, who is a regular protester at council meetings, was arrested May 5 morning after Krekorian repeatedly warned him to remain silent and seated while Councilman Kevin de León made a presentation honoring Cinco de Mayo.
De León is a frequent target of protesters at council meetings for his participation in a secretly recorded conversation last year with two other now former council members and a labor leader during which racist comments were made. Former City Council President Nury Martinez resigned in the scandal, and former council member Gil Cedillo, lost his bid for re-election, but de León has resisted calls to step down….