Who Is Louis McKechnie? Everton Vs Newcastle Game Today- Was He Arrested For Intruding?

Louis McKechnie is a protestor who tied himself to Goalpost interrupting the Everton Vs Newcastle game. He advanced the arena five minutes after halftime and attached himself to the woodwork, forcing the referee to stop play.

Staff intervened, and he had to be removed from the field using bold cutters. He was standing with a zip-tie around his neck and took a huge number of officers to remove him from the ground. 

However, ‘Just Stop Oil’ took to social media shortly after the incident on Thursday to claim responsibility. During his protest, Louis has worn a shirt with the same slogan, “Just Stop Oil.”

“I’m about to disrupt a football match, and I’m terrified,” Louis said in the video, which was shot before Everton’s match against Newcastle United.

“It’s 2022, and it’s time to look up, time to take action rather than sit on the sidelines.” The group captioned a pre-recorded video message by the 21-year-old, “It’s time to act like it’s an emergency.”

The campaign, Just Stop Oil, wishes to mobilize “people from all forms of life to oppose the plans for new UK oil fields” in 2022.

According to local police, he was arrested on suspicion of pitch intrusion.

Louis McKechnie is a mechanical engineering student who is a member of the ‘Just Stop Oil’ group according to his Wikipedia bio. He is protesting along with other members of the campaign against the North Sea’s new oil fields.

He is currently studying Mechanical Engineering at Bournemouth University, according to his LinkedIn profile. McKechnie is expected to graduate in 2024 with a Master of Engineering degree.

Previously, he has worked at Bennett’s Fish and Chips in Weymouth, England, as a waiter and kitchen employee. From September 2018 to November 2019, he worked at a Co-op as a gross sales assistant to make a living.

He is raising awareness about the negative effects of oil, and believes that people need to be aware of what the future may hold.”I believe that as many people as possible should be aware of what the future may hold,” McKechnie said.

McKechnie had previously served a three-month sentence for a separate protest and was released in January.

Yes, Louis McKechnie was arrested for intruding the Wvertonb Vs. Newcastle match today. He entered the field and tied himself on the goal post just 5 minutes after halftime.

Louis was seen wearing a bright orange shirt with the words “Stop Oil” on it. Just Stop Oil, a Facebook page, shared a photo from the episode that explained the situation following his arrest. 

However, it is unknown whether he will be released on bail or simply released.

Regardless his action has unfdoubltly brought the attention of people to an oil field in North sea.