Police arrested five people after they hung a large banner in
downtown Roanoke to protest West Virginia
The banner was strung between two buildings Thursday morning. They
will be charged with trespassing according to police.
Authorities say the protesters had book bags containing climbing
equipment, including rope and safety vests.
The environmental groups Mountain Justice, Rising Tide North
America and Radical Action for Mountain and People's Survival say in a news
release that they hung the banner to protest the practices of Justice's mines.
Last month, Justice reached a $1.5 million settlement with Kentucky officials over dozens of violations at several
of his coal mines in eastern Kentucky
