Austin City Council District 1 candidate Misael Ramos was arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety officers on the morning of Sept. 26 and booked into the Travis County Jail on a misdemeanor charge of participating in a riot, according to jail records. The arrest is connected to a protest on Sept. 20 against the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in North Austin. Ramos’ campaign manager, Jeffrey Clemmons, said several troopers took Ramos into custody around 8:50 a.m. as he walked his dog. He was booked less than an hour later, according to the sheriff’s office. In a statement sent from jail through Clemmons, Ramos said the arrest reflected what he described as officers’ sense of impunity and connected his case to fear among community members. He said he would continue speaking out for the community. As of 1:30 p.m., Ramos remained in custody, his attorney Skip Davis said. A press conference about the arrest was scheduled for 4 p.m. outside the jail at 509 W. 11th Street. Austin Lawyer’s Guild attorney Paul Quinzi said an affidavit related to another person arrested and released earlier in the week could indicate that roughly 20 additional people may have been issued warrants. Quinzi read from the affidavit, which he said was not readily available to the public. It estimated that as many as 150 people were at the protest and that at least 20 were seen committing acts including assault, blocking a highway and criminal mischief. The number of additional warrants had not been confirmed. The Texas Department of Public Safety had not responded by publication to a request for information about how many riot-participation arrests were made on Sept. 26.