Sheila Buck is an American woman who was arrested on June 20, 2020 hours before President Donald Trump’s rally was set to take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was dressed in black and wearing an “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirt, video of her arrest was shared widely on social media. ^{[1] [2]}

The video shows that Buck was sitting on the ground and praying while two Tulsa Police Department officers stood by, along with a Trump campaign official. Buck told them, ^[4]

Buck was wearing a black scarf wrapped around her head to cover her mouth and nose.

Shortly after, one of the police officers walked over and said, “We have to arrest you for trespassing and I would really rather not do that,” before asking her to leave.

Buck answered that she would be staying.

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The two officers then grabbed Buck forcefully by the arms.

Buck struggled, at which point they put handcuffs on her.

As she was escorted away, Buck told the media the officers said, “I was trespassing and breaking the law and they’re arresting me.”

She continued, “I’ve never been arrested before in my life, and I have a ticket.”

She also said that she’s not part of any organized group.

She said she believes she’s being arrested because of her shirt.

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