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The flame of a candle is reflected in a Justice for Josiah button. -
Molly Conso hugs Sharon Fennell as people gather on the Arcata Plaza for the two-year anniversary of the death of Josiah David Lawson. -
Renee Saucedo of Centro del Pueblo addresses the crowd at the plaza. -
Dave Carter helps light candles. -
Pastor Bethany Cseh leads the group in prayer. -
Pastor Bethany Cseh led the group in prayer. -
Hands clasped, Charmaine Lawson listens to Pastor Bethany Cseh lead the people gathered at the Arcata Plaza in prayer. -
Kevin “KM” Ross, left, and Erik Rydberg lock arms as Pastor Bethany Cseh leads the group in prayer. -
The crowd locks arms while Pastor Bethany Cseh leads them in prayer. -
Ellie Galvez-Hard, left, and Charmaine Lawson, right, bow their heads with Christina Lastra in a private moment of prayer. -
Charmaine Lawson chokes back tears as Bob Marley’s “One Love” is sung in honor of her son. -
Charmaine Lawson speaks to the crowd gathered to honor her son and demands justice for him on the second anniversary of his killing. -
Arcata Police Chief Brian Ahearn hugs Charmaine Lawson after the vigil on the second anniversary of her son’s death. -
Arcata Police Chief Brian Ahearn listens to questions from Charmaine Lawson about her son’s unsolved homicide. -
The crowd asks tough questions of Arcata Police Chief Brian Ahearn following the vigil. -
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Molly Conso lights a candle at the end of the vigil.
Thadeus Greenson is the news editor of the North Coast Journal. More by Thadeus Greenson