• 8 years ago
Actress Shailene Woodley has been arrested in North Dakota while protesting against a planned pipeline that Native Americans say will desecrate sacred land and damage the environment.





What happened?





The 24-year-old was taken into custody with 27 other people.

Officials say they face charges of misdemeanor, criminal trespass or engaging in a riot.

A spokesperson said Woodley was among the last arrested and was taken into custody after she left the private property.

The events were streamed live on Facebook.

As she was led away in handcuffs, Woodley said she was being singled out “because I am well-known, because I have 40,000 people watching.”




Shailene Woodley livestreams her arrest during Dakota Access Pipeline protest https://t.co/bFYktNQ5d7— TIME (@TIME) October 11, 2016





'Divergent' series star Shailene Woodley streams Dakota Access Pipeline trespassing arrest on Facebook Live. https://t.co/MMTadsTiqS pic.twitter.com/Qu6FIAwLAQ— ABC News (@ABC) October 11, 2016






Where did it happen?





At a construction site for the pipeline about 3.2 km south of the town of St. Anthony in North Dakota.




Protesters of the Dakota Access pipeline have set up a camp near Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota. https://t.co/TEeAv1BGIf #NoDAPL pic.twitter.com/Yjj55s6uwg— Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) October 8, 2016






The Dakota Access pipeline






1,770 km long

Being built by group led by Energy Transfer

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