--- description: 78 people were arrested overnight at the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, records show. title: 78 Arrested in Ferguson Overnight, Most From Missouri, Records Show image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte75609bd5eb5822b/6986a013169ab0644327aca2/ferguson-arrests.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 78 Arrested in Ferguson Overnight, Most From Missouri, Arrest Records Show ## Video: Missouri Unrest Resemble Pages Straight Out Of History [Watch (HLS stream): Missouri Unrest Resemble Pages Straight Out Of History](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/sBX7uelI.m3u8) (1:41)  _Published 2014-08-14. Frustration in Ferguson County after the shooting of a black teen has led to unrest. And the roots of anger are similar to those in the past._ by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 19, 2014 5:33 PM CUT  Law enforcement officers watch on during a protest on August 18, 2014 for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer on August 9 in Ferguson, United States. Law enforcement officers watch on during a protest on August 18, 2014 for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer on August 9 in Ferguson, United States.Anadolu Agency—Getty Images by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 19, 2014 5:33 PM CUT Jail records obtained by NBC News show that at least 78 people were arrested overnight at the protests in Ferguson, Missouri — more than double the total reported by authorities — and that the overwhelming majority of them were from Missouri. Of the 78, all but three were arrested for refusing to disperse, the records show. Two people, both from the St. Louis area, were arrested for unlawful use of a weapon, and a man from Rockton, Illinois, was arrested for interfering with an officer… [Read the rest of the story at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/78-arrested-overnight-most-missouri-arrest-records-show-n184036?cid=par-time-article%5F20140819 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3145123/ferguson-arrests/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3145123/ferguson-arrests/"},"headline":"78 Arrested in Ferguson Overnight, Most From Missouri, Arrest Records Show","datePublished":"2014-08-19T17:33:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:44:59.967Z","description":"More than police originally reported","url":"https://time.com/3145123/ferguson-arrests/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte75609bd5eb5822b/6986a013169ab0644327aca2/ferguson-arrests.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte75609bd5eb5822b/6986a013169ab0644327aca2/ferguson-arrests.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Protest in Ferguson over Michael Brown's death","caption":"Protest in Ferguson over Michael Brown's death","creditText":"Anadolu Agency—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3145123/ferguson-arrests/","name":"78 Arrested in Ferguson Overnight, Most From Missouri, Arrest Records Show"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Missouri Unrest Resemble Pages Straight Out Of History","description":"Frustration in Ferguson County after the shooting of a black teen has led to unrest. And the roots of anger are similar to those in the past.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/sBX7uelI/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-08-14T15:14:51.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/sBX7uelI.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3145123/ferguson-arrests/","duration":"PT1M41S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3145123/ferguson-arrests/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```