Guest guest Posted February 11, 2001 Report Share Posted February 11, 2001 - <frontline <frontline-news Sunday, February 11, 2001 4:50 AM Frontline: Federal Charges Filed Against Santa Cruz 2 (CA, USA) > Frontline Information Service - News 2/10/01 > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > Federal Charges Filed Against Santa Cruz 2 > ________ > > February 10, 2001 > > > Federal charges have now been filed against Matt Whyte and Petey Schnell. They > are facing a maximum of 20 years in prison (NOTE: this is the Maximum Sentence, > not what they'd be likely to get if convicted, but it does serve as an > indicator of the seriousness of the charges) for alledgedly having possessed > materials (gas, gallon jugs, and birthday candles) which could be made into > " destructive devices. " The U.S. Attorney's office is currently requesting that > Matt and Petey be held WITHOUT bail. > > One has to wonder if people who did not have records as activists would be > facing such serious federal charges for simply having a gas can, some empty > jugs and birthday candles in their car. A review of the " evidence photos " is > particularly interesting as it includes a Tropical Source chocolate bar > wrapper, a flyer to an upcoming event exposing the prison industrial complex, a > map of Santa Cruz and other such 'incriminating' evidence. > > In order to fight these outlandish charges and provide adequate support for > these two young men we need to raise around $30,000. Some will come from the > families of the two, but we desperately need your assistance as well. Checks > can be made out to: " Santa Cruz 2 Defense Fund " and mailed to: > > Santa Cruz 2 Defense Fund > P.O. Box 917 > Santa Cruz, CA 95006 > USA > > > THEY HAVE JUST BEEN TRANSFERED. PLEASE SEND THEM LETTERS: > > Matthew Whyte 01007172 DQE336 > Santa Clara County > 885 N San Pedro > San Jose CA 95110 > > and > > Peter Schnell 01007170 DRB047 > Santa Clara County > 885 N San Pedro > San Jose CA 95110 > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > F R O N T L I N E - N E W S Now With 3400+ Subscribers! > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Brought to you by www.animalliberation.net > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Questions? Please read our FAQ before e-mailing us. > http://www.animalliberation.net/about/faq.html > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Would you like to Un or Subscribe to the Frontline-News mailing list? > http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=frontline-news > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > - For general questions, feedback and requests: infosite-mail > > - For problems with Frontline-News Mailing List: owner-frontline-news > > - Frontline Information Service/animal-liberation.net administrator: > frontline > > > PGP keys available at: http://www.animalliberation.net/about/pgpkey.asc > > > Animal Liberation Frontline Information Service bringing you uncensored news > from around the world since 1994 > > > > > > > > Get personalized email addresses from Mail - only $35 > a year! http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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