An ordained minister who also works as the chief operating officer of the nonprofit Community Women Against Hardship is one of the 22 people arrested yesterday at the St. Louis Galleria— and of the few facing felony charges.
The Rev. Karla Frye, who is on staff as an "itinerant elder" at St. Peter AME Church in St. Louis, is being held on a $10,000 bond and faces one felony charge of assault on a law enforcement officer, along with one count of misdemeanor rioting and two counts of misdemeanor resisting arrest, activists say.
Even as protesters are finally being released from the Justice Center in Clayton, she remains in custody. Prosecutors are seeking a $10,000 bond for her release — which would mean $1,000 in cash.…