WATCH: Anti-War Protester From Viral Video Speaks With Zeteo After Michigan Arrest

*Police arresting Jessica Plichta in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Jan. 3, 2026. Photo courtesy of Fight Back! News.*

An anti-war protester was arrested on camera this weekend by local Michigan police after she criticized Donald Trump’s assault on Venezuela. The video has since gone viral – and now she’s speaking out about the need to protect free speech in Trump’s second term.

Jessica Plichta, a 22-year-old preschool teacher, spoke with **Zeteo **after the unusual and brazen arrest. Plichta was one of the speakers at Saturday’s protest in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She had just finished an interview with WZZM, a local ABC affiliate, when two police officers appeared behind her on camera.

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The local news video shows the officers walk Plichta away from the camera and put her in a police car. She can be heard saying: “I am not resisting arrest.”

“I don’t think it’s a coincidence that as soon as I finished an interview speaking on Venezuela, I was arrested – the only person arrested out of 200 people,” she told **Zeteo**, referring to the crowd at Saturday’s demonstration.

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