A Louisiana artist was arrested Thursday for a protest stunt during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show, more than four months after the event. Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, unveiled a Palestinian and Sudanese flag during Kendrick Lamar’s performance in February. The incident occurred on a specially designed vehicle used by Lamar.
Nantambu was released without arrest but received a lifetime ban from all NFL stadiums and events. He claimed the protest aimed to highlight human suffering in Gaza and Sudan. However, state police said Nantambu deviated from his role and disrupted the halftime show.
An investigation found that while Nantambu had permission to be on the field, he was not allowed to demonstrate. The Louisiana State Police obtained an arrest warrant for resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interruption of a lawful assembly. Nantambu surrendered and was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center.
The NFL commended the arrest, saying they take any attempt to disrupt games seriously. Nantambu’s recent claims of being shot at by former NFL player Antonio Brown were not related to this incident.
Source: https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/protestor-arrest-superbowl-new-orleans/article_364a205d-40f4-43c8-b2db-4fc4bfeaabca.html