3 activists arrested on financial crimes related to Atlanta's 'Cop City' protests

Three organizers who have been providing aid to people protesting a proposed police and fire training center in Atlanta were arrested Wednesday and charged with financial crimes, police said. Marlon Scott Kautz, 39, Savannah D. Patterson, 30, and Adele MacLean, 42, were charged with money laundering and charity fraud, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. Jail records indicate MacLean and Kautz were charged with fraudulent, misrepresenting or misleading activities regarding charitable solicitations and records and reports of certain currency transactions. "Agents and officers executed a search warrant...