Councilmember Arrest Highlights Brooklyn Eviction Battle Over Family Home
Brooklyn Councilmember Chi Ossé was arrested during a Bedford-Stuyvesant eviction protest tied to a long-running family ownership dispute and conservatorship; police charged him and other protesters with obstruction of governmental administration and disorderly conduct, then released him as the case unfolds, while officials note the dispute centers on deed ownership and complex property history rather than a straightforward deed-theft scheme.