local arrested for blocking traffic for turtle

Chiemi Karube, a local of Blount county was arrested this evening after holding up traffic for over an hour trying to help a family of turtles cross over Alcoa highway. When police tried to remove her, she assaulted one officer by punching him in his face and running away screaming, “Turtle lives matter!” Although successful at helping the turtles across the highway, she will now be crossing over into jail for the evening.