More than 200 people were arrested on May 7 after they blocked several bridges and intersections in Brooklyn and Manhattan in protest of the acquittal of three police detectives involved in the shooting death of Mr. Bell.  Among those arrested, and at Mr. Sharpton’s side on Tuesday, was Nicole Paultre Bell, the woman who was to marry Mr. Bell the day he was killed in November 2006.  Most of those arrested, including Ms. Bell, will have their charges dropped as long as they stay out of trouble for six months.  Like Mr. Sharpton, two other protestors — Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield, who were in Mr. Bell’s car and also were shot — were not offered dismissals because of previous arrests, according to a spokeswoman for the district attorney.  Mr. Benefield has no criminal convictions, but has been arrested in the past, including a robbery charge that was dismissed, said his lawyer, Michael Hardy.  Still, Mr. Benefield and Mr. Guzman, who has served prison terms for armed robbery and selling cocaine, will refuse to plead to the straight disorderly conduct charges, Mr. Hardy said.  “They were the victims, and, therefore, their position is they will be willing to do a day in jail since the cops did none,” he said.  Mr. Sharpton has been willingly arrested at least 10 times since 1984, Mr. Hardy said.  And it’s not about showmanship, he added.  “In the movement, getting arrested was a badge of honor,” he said. “In the ’50s and ’60s, if you didn’t get arrested, you were suspect.”  A version of this article appears in print on , on Page B2 of the New York edition with the headline: Sharpton Refuses Deal on Charges for Sean Bell Protest. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
The Manhattan district attorney’s office wants the Rev. Al Sharpton to plead guilty to disorderly conduct over protests that followed the Sean Bell verdict.