India, April 22 -- Brooklyn Council Member Chi Osse was arrested earlier this morning while "attempting to prevent deed-theft eviction," according to a post on Instagram. A video posted to his account shows the pol in a confrontation with an officer, audibly telling them to "get off him." Officers then pull him over a fence, where he had been lying on the ground, and place him under arrest. Onlookers gathered nearby can be heard protesting, shouting "What are you doing?" and "No," as he is led to a police vehicle.

The incident occurred at 212 Jefferson Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where a rally was being held to support a homeowner facing a dispute over the property.

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