Three protesters arrested outside Mahaffey

[Some protesters, who wanted to get into the CNN/YouTube debate, were arrested Wednesday night after they walked across the street from the Mahaffey Theater and started shouting. View more photos from the scene outside the debate. Willie J. Allen Jr.]

ST. PETERSBURG -- Police arrested three protesters outside the Mahaffey Theater on Wednesday.

Police say Mark Runge refused four police requests ordering him to quit sitting in a traffic lane.  Runge, 37, 1425 Temple St., Clearwater, was charged with failure to obey a lawful command. 

Also arrested were Kacy Cunningham, pictured above, and an unidentified 17-year-old boy. Police spokesman George Kajtsa said in a statement that Cunningham, 19, and the boy crossed a police line, prompting officers to chase them in the Mahaffey Theater parking lot, where they were caught and arrested.

Jail records show Cunningham, 5300 Fourth St. N, Apt. 403, was charged with resisting an officer without violence. It is unclear what charges were brought against the 17-year-old, but Kajta said in the statement the boy was transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center.

-- Casey Cora, Times staff writer

Booking photos of Runge, far right, and Cunningham, courtesy of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. A booking photo of the 17-year-old was not available.