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Nearly two dozen people have been arrested as protests stretched into a fourth night in Ferguson, Missouri.
The protests are in response to the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teen who was killed by now-former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.
Approximately 23 people were arrested, but police have not released exact numbers, The Associated Press reported, but there were no shots fired and no burglaries, looting or property damage Monday night.
But police did tweet that around 10 p.m. that people threw frozen water bottles at them. Police in riot gear gave warnings to the crowd to break up, using pepper spray on several protesters. They arrested those who didn't cooperate, St. Louis Public Radio reported.
Meanwhile, armed civilians who call themselves Oath Keepers patrolled the streets of the city, NBC News reported.
Police confirmed that Oath Keepers were seen carrying assault rifles, wearing bulletproof vests and camouflage clothing, walking the streets of Ferguson as the city was under a state of emergency.
The organization says its members are all former military, police or first responders who pledge to "defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic," according to the group's website.
The oath comes from the oaths they took when they either joined the military or police force.
But the St. Louis County police chief does not welcome the extra force.
Jon Belmar called their presence as "both unnecessary and inflammatory," NBC News reported.
Some protesters questioned why the approximately five men were permitted to openly carry weapons.
Missouri law allows people with concealed weapons permits to carry guns in the open, unless it is done in an "angry or threatening manner."
Oath Keepers were in Ferguson late last year when a grand jury decided not to indict Wilson in Brown's death.
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