Mr. McCarthy was convicted of obstructing traffic and his wife for making unreasonable noise.
They were later charged with obstructing traffic and failure to comply with police direction.
They tell us that we're obstructing traffic and we'll be arrested if we don't move.
All the people were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, mostly for obstructing traffic, the police said.
"This is obstructing traffic and adding to the commotion," said P. Sadanandam, who commutes through the road regularly.
The crimes they are charged with range from obstructing traffic to possession of explosives, Ms. Omrane said.
The Atlantic City police said that about 80 demonstrators were arrested and given tickets for disorderly conduct and obstructing traffic.
The police accused them of obstructing traffic, which is punishable by up to 90 days in jail.
The police said he had been seen obstructing traffic and struggled with officers who tried to arrest him.
But eventually there were complaints about crowds obstructing traffic, and, more important, perhaps, as tensions with the North increased, sales of human beings were attracting critical attention.
Martial law was re-declared, affording the military the right to arrest and try civilians for such crimes as disobeying orders and obstructing traffic.
