The youngest daughter of Rev. Al Sharpton and the mother of Eric Garner were told on Monday that disorderly conduct charges against them would be dismissed in six months if they stayed out of trouble.
Ashley Sharpton and Gwen Carr, whose son's death after being held in a chokehold by a New York policeman in 2014 caused national uproar, were arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court for blocking traffic on Fifth Avenue during a Jan. 31 protest of President Donald Trump, according to the New York Post.
The January 31 protest outside of Trump Tower was responding to the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to join the United States Supreme Court.
Sharpton's daughter said her father agreed with her decision according to the Post.
"He teased me and called me a jail bird but said it’s our duty," she said.
Carr defended her actions as well, saying, "We can’t just stand by and say nothing and let the Trump administration just take advantage of this country."
The Trump Tower protest was organized by the National Action Network, the civil rights organization founded by Al Sharpton.