Anti-war protester arrested after nearly 6-day DC bridge standoff

On 2026-05-06, anti-war and anti-AI protester Guido Reichstadter was arrested after spending nearly a week atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC. Metropolitan Police Department officers removed him from the bridge and charged him with crowding, obstructing or incommoding, unlawful entry, and failing to obey an officer. The protest coincided with May Day-related demonstrations, though he said he was not part of that movement.