August 11, 2009

Four arrested at DEP, please donate to bail fund

Protesters arrested and held at $250- $1000 bail each, please donate to fund

The four protesters who locked themselves to the entrance of the WVDEP’s Charleston office were arrested at 9:45 a.m. this morning and held for a total of $1,750 bail. We need funds to repay bail loans and continue our campaign to end mountaintop removal.

Laura Steepleton, Andrew Munn, Laura Merner and Mike Bowersox were charged with trespassing, obstruction of government office and disruption of a government office. They were arraigned and processed at the Kanawha County Judicial Building, with all but Bowersox given $250 bail.  Bowersox, dedicated eco-defense activist and Seeds Of Peace collective member, was held on $1,000 bail. After we posted bail at the Municipal Court Building, the police booked them and sent them off to the South Central Regional Jail.