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30th November 2014
10:44am GMT

Locked on selfie with 5th generation farmer, @Ricklaird14, protesting Whitehaven's new coalmine in Leard State Forest pic.twitter.com/VkgIYlZgYu
— David Pocock (@pocockdavid) November 29, 2014
After ten hours locked to the vehicle, Pocock and a local farmer were taken into custody by local police, according to the protest group the Leard Forest Alliance.
Emma Pocock also found herself under arrest, tweeting a photo of herself in the back of a police van.
First ride in a police vehicle with my paddy wagon pal, Bruin. Lock on still in full swing. #LeardBlockade pic.twitter.com/V7KUplvxyu
— Emma Pocock (@emmaawpocock) November 29, 2014
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