A 13-year-old PETA activist has been arrested for allegedly hitting a police officer throughout a protest at a Florida Starbucks.

The kid, recognized solely as “Evan” as a consequence of his age, was protesting the additional costs for plant-based “milks.”

In a video of the incident, the younger teen may be seen swinging on the officer.

Evan’s mom’s boyfriend, Wesley Hucker, was additionally arrested for trespassing.

In a press launch concerning the state of affairs, PETA claimed, “Evan and his family were joining other PETA members in a sit-in at the Starbucks at New Independence and Hamlin when police asked them to leave—and dramatic video shows that Evan was complying by gathering up ‘Starbucks: Stop Vegan Upcharge’ signs when officers grabbed him, shoved him face-down onto a table, and handcuffed him while his pregnant mother, Shannon Blair, pleaded, ‘Don’t touch my child! What are you doing to my child?’”

The Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace instructed Fox Business, “Starbucks management asked that the protesters be trespassed after they refused to leave the store, which is private property, and they wanted to press charges. Deputies gave loud verbal announcements, asking the protesters to leave, and most of them cleared out immediately.”

In a press release to the outlet, Starbucks mentioned the protesters had been disrupting operations.

“We respect our customers’ rights to respectfully voice their opinions so long as it does not disrupt our store operations,” a Starbucks spokesperson mentioned.

Shannon Blair in contrast her son’s arrest to what cows undergo at a dairy farm.

“Watching as my son was torn away from me, restrained, and hauled away gave me a glimpse into the horrors of the dairy industry, which takes calves from their crying mothers so that it can sell off their milk,” mentioned Blair. “My family was simply asking Starbucks to stop penalizing customers for choosing a kinder option. There was no reason for violence.”

Evan has been charged with battery and trespassing.

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