UNC has identified the eight individuals who were arrested over the weekend at another Silent Sam-related demonstration bringing opposing groups to the UNC campus.

The opposing rallies on Saturday marked the third such event since protesters pulled the Confederate monument known as Silent Sam down form its pedestal on McCorkle Place.

UNC on Sunday evening released the names of those arrested Saturday, which matched a list that the protesters sent out earlier in the weekend. The arrests appeared to come in spurts after the Confederate supporters had been escorted away from the site following the “prayer service” that had been organized.

The event put on by the New Confederate States of America prompted the Defend UNC group to launch a counter demonstration, a pot luck and food drive.

University officials said those arrested were 18-year-old Jaya Athavale, 21-year-old Jody Anderson, 22-year-old Jayna Corinne Fishman, 25-year-old Joshua Abram Macharka, 27-year-olds Brandon Alexander Webb and Joseph Baldoni Karlik and 30-year-olds Julia Tatiana Pulawski and Christopher David Wells.

Those arrested are facing varying charges that include assault on campus police officer, resisting public officer, disorderly conduct for setting off a smoke bomb and possession of two knives on educational property.

UNC officials said in a release:

“On Saturday afternoon, Sept. 8, concurrent events were scheduled on UNC-Chapel Hill’s McCorkle Place by two separate groups. UNC Police and other law enforcement agencies worked together to maintain the safety of all gathered as verbal interaction between the two groups grew heated. As participants departed, some individuals confronted and assaulted officers. Law enforcement officials made eight arrests before clearing the area around 7:30 p.m.”

There have now been more than two dozen arrests across the four rallies around Silent Sam dating back to the statue being pulled down on August 20.

The UNC System Board of Governors is scheduled to meet in regular session on Friday. That board has directed the UNC – Chapel Hill Board of Trustees and Chancellor Carol Folt to develop a plan for the future of the monument to present to the Board of Governors by mid-November.

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