Defendants Sentenced in Climate Necessity Defense Trial
Judge Shelly Mulkey of the D.C. Superior Court today sentenced two Declare Emergency supporters with time served and $500.00 fines. Both Ms. Wehner and Mr. Severance said they are acting in self defense against a government that is condemning people in this country and around the world to death, to poverty, to oil fueled wars.
Trial Results in Conviction For Declare Emergency Supporter
Judge Jones Bosier convicted a supporter of the Declare Emergency campaign with incommoding for blocking the Rock Creek Parkway west of the Watergate Complex in Washington DC on Jan. 25th, 2022.
Six Declare Emergency Supporters Sentenced to Jail
Six Declare Emergency Supporters Sentenced to Jail for stopping traffic on the beltway in Montgomery County on Indigenous People’s Day. Judge Koch handed down sentences of 4 days, $500 fines, and one year of probation.
Unprecedented Sentence for Non-Violent Protest - Declare Emergency Supporter Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail
A Declare Emergency supporter pleaded guilty to blocking the inner loop of the beltway in Montgomery County, Maryland. The judge sentenced him to an unprecedented 60 days.