5— Chris Gaunt, Brian Perbix and Lindsay Ayling were arrested in Sen. Charles Grassley’s office and charged with trespass and disrupting government employees. The three pled guilty to both charges and were fined.
5— Eugene Pam Garrison and Rich Klopfer were arrested at the office of Rep. Peter DeFazio. They agreed to one year deferred adjudication and 20 hours community service.
5— Ellen Stark, Sue Mitrovic, Janet Roberts and Jourdan Hill were arrested in Rep. Mark Udall’s office and charged with trespass. Stark and Hill were jailed, and at the next day’s arraignment were misinformed by the prosecutor. They were told they would not be released on personal recognizance, so they pled guilty and two were given jail sentences. They are trying to withdraw their pleas. Mitrovic accepted an offer of 18 hours community service, and Roberts accepted one year unsupervised probation and a $100 fine.
5— Police arrested three people for investigation of third-degree assault during a protest of a shipment of Iraq-bound Army equipment through the Port of Tacoma. The three were held on $10,000 bail.
2— Valerie Kelley and Tom Hastings were arrested in the lobby of the building housing Sen. Gordon Smith’s office. They were charged with trespass, later convicted and sentenced to community service.
FEBRUARY
28— Members of the Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition went to the office of Sen. George Voinovich. Chester Chambers, Marilyn Bernstein & Anne Abowd were arrested and charged with trespass and disorderly conduct. They later pled no contest and were given a suspended sentence ($250 fine and 15 days in jail) plus court costs.
27— Jim Allen and Michael McPhearson, members of Veterans For peace, are arrested in Rep. Russ Carnahan’s office.
26— Susanna Gilk, Roberta Thurstin and Don Timmerman were arrested for disorderly conduct when they remained in Rep. David Obey's office. Gilk pled guilty and agreed to do community service. Thurstin & Timmerman have had their trial postponed three times and are awaiting a new date.
26— Seven activists were arrested in Sen. Charles Grassley’s Des Moines office. In July, a jury agreed with 5 of them that they had a First Amendment right to have their grievance heard by the senator. The acquitted were Elton Davis, Chester Guinn, Kathleen McQuillen, Brian Terrell and Dixie Webb. Defendants Ed Bloomer and Christine Gaunt had previously pled guilty and were fined.
Eleven others, including eight Univ. of Iowa students, were arrested at his office in Cedar Rapids and charged with trespass. Andrew Alemao, Joshua Casteel, Frank Cordaro, Megan Felt, Timothy Gauger, David Goodner, John Paul Hornbeck, Ryan Merz, Conor Murphy, Rosemary Persaud and Justin Riley were tried in April. Three weeks later, the defendants were fined the maximum $65 plus $125 "mandatory law enforcement surcharge."
22— Veteran for Peace Tom Palumbo was trying to deliver anti-war petitions to the office of Rep. Thelma Drake, but was arrested for his effort. A month later, he appeared in court and was told the case was dismissed.
21— Suzanne Renard and Jean Durel, the Atonement Affinity Group, were
arrested while trying to visit Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office and cited for failure to comply.
21— Dot Lukin and Kathleen Bushman are arrested in Sen. Gordon Smith’s office as part of the Defund the War campaign. They were later convicted and sentenced to community service.
21— Thirteen activists were arrested in Rep. Tom Allen’s office. A $40 bond was posted by Susan Anderson, Stephen Carroll, Kathe Chipman, Christine DeTroy, Mair Honan, Karen Wainberg, Natacha Mayers, Whonda Wilson and Dexter Kamilewicz, who ran against Allen as an anti-war independent in 2006. Bruce Gagnon, Mary Beth Sullivan, Carolyn Coe and Mary Donnelly refused to post bail and were jailed two days before pleading not guilty. All charges were later dismissed at Allen's request.
5— Eugene Pam Garrison and Rich Klopfer were arrested at the office of Rep. Peter DeFazio. They agreed to one year deferred adjudication and 20 hours community service.
5— Ellen Stark, Sue Mitrovic, Janet Roberts and Jourdan Hill were arrested in Rep. Mark Udall’s office and charged with trespass. Stark and Hill were jailed, and at the next day’s arraignment were misinformed by the prosecutor. They were told they would not be released on personal recognizance, so they pled guilty and two were given jail sentences. They are trying to withdraw their pleas. Mitrovic accepted an offer of 18 hours community service, and Roberts accepted one year unsupervised probation and a $100 fine.
5— Police arrested three people for investigation of third-degree assault during a protest of a shipment of Iraq-bound Army equipment through the Port of Tacoma. The three were held on $10,000 bail.
FEBRUARY
28— Members of the Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition went to the office of Sen. George Voinovich. Chester Chambers, Marilyn Bernstein & Anne Abowd were arrested and charged with trespass and disorderly conduct. They later pled no contest and were given a suspended sentence ($250 fine and 15 days in jail) plus court costs.
27— Jim Allen and Michael McPhearson, members of Veterans For peace, are arrested in Rep. Russ Carnahan’s office.
26— Susanna Gilk, Roberta Thurstin and Don Timmerman were arrested for disorderly conduct when they remained in Rep. David Obey's office. Gilk pled guilty and agreed to do community service. Thurstin & Timmerman have had their trial postponed three times and are awaiting a new date.
26— Seven activists were arrested in Sen. Charles Grassley’s Des Moines office. In July, a jury agreed with 5 of them that they had a First Amendment right to have their grievance heard by the senator. The acquitted were Elton Davis, Chester Guinn, Kathleen McQuillen, Brian Terrell and Dixie Webb. Defendants Ed Bloomer and Christine Gaunt had previously pled guilty and were fined.
Eleven others, including eight Univ. of Iowa students, were arrested at his office in Cedar Rapids and charged with trespass. Andrew Alemao, Joshua Casteel, Frank Cordaro, Megan Felt, Timothy Gauger, David Goodner, John Paul Hornbeck, Ryan Merz, Conor Murphy, Rosemary Persaud and Justin Riley were tried in April. Three weeks later, the defendants were fined the maximum $65 plus $125 "mandatory law enforcement surcharge."
22— Veteran for Peace Tom Palumbo was trying to deliver anti-war petitions to the office of Rep. Thelma Drake, but was arrested for his effort. A month later, he appeared in court and was told the case was dismissed.
21— Suzanne Renard and Jean Durel, the Atonement Affinity Group, were
arrested while trying to visit Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office and cited for failure to comply.
21— Dot Lukin and Kathleen Bushman are arrested in Sen. Gordon Smith’s office as part of the Defund the War campaign. They were later convicted and sentenced to community service.
21— Thirteen activists were arrested in Rep. Tom Allen’s office. A $40 bond was posted by Susan Anderson, Stephen Carroll, Kathe Chipman, Christine DeTroy, Mair Honan, Karen Wainberg, Natacha Mayers, Whonda Wilson and Dexter Kamilewicz, who ran against Allen as an anti-war independent in 2006. Bruce Gagnon, Mary Beth Sullivan, Carolyn Coe and Mary Donnelly refused to post bail and were jailed two days before pleading not guilty. All charges were later dismissed at Allen's request.
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