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Santa Barbara police officers escort man out of library

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Two Santa Barbara police officers escorted a man out of the Santa Barbara Public Library Monday.

Santa Barbara Police Department's public information officer Anthony Wagner said in a statement, the officers were called around 2:15 p.m. and arrived at the library around 2:55 p.m.

The man was escorted out of the library then arrested for trespassing and resisting or delaying an officer, both misdemeanors.

The man filmed the encounter with officers and the video is posted on YouTube. The YouTube channel where the video is hosted is described as, "specializing in showing how photography is NOT a crime. first amendment audits, filming police and government officials to keep them in line."

Article Topic Follows: Santa Barbara - South County

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