GRAHAM, N.C. — Reverend Greg Drumwright, a pastor charged with assault at a March to the Polls event in Graham appeared in court Wednesday.
The Alamance County District Attorney filed a motion to ban Drumwright, the organizer of several protests in Graham, from county-owned property.
Drumwright walked out of the Alamance County Courthouse relieved to know the District Attorney's motion was denied.
High profile Civil Rights attorney Ben Crump addressed the public outside the Courthouse after Drumwright's hearing.
"It is a small victory in this greater war to free the Graham 12," attorney Crump said.
Law enforcement arrested Drumwright and 12 others at the demonstration on October 31.
The Alamance County Sheriff's Department said a deputy was injured during the protest, which led them to pepper-spray the crowd.
"I just had to hear that I was the cause of that, but I'm grateful today that the judge saw through those accusations," Drumwright said. "I'm grateful that I will be able to peacefully organize right here."
Although the judge denied the ban, Drumwright is still charged with felony assault with physical injury on law enforcement officer and obstruction of justice.
He said no amount of charges will stop his fight for reform in Alamance County.
"I'm grateful to report to you all that that's what we will be allowed to do and what we will continue to do," Drumwright said.
Drumwright and his group, Justice 4 the Next Generation, have held other demonstrations since that October 31 march that ended in Drumwright's arrest.
Attorney Crump, who is also working on Breonna Taylor and George Floyd's cases, said he's spoken to vice president Elect Kamala Harris about what's happening in Graham.
Crump told WFMY she and other elected officials stand with the Graham 12 in making sure they can exercise their rights.
"We have more work to do to make sure all these charges are dismissed - every one of these charges that are tantamount to voter suppression," Crump said.
Drumwright and Crump plan to hold a press conference Thursday in Raleigh to get the Attorney General and Governor's support to get all charges dropped on the 12 protesters arrested in October.