March 14, 2010

Nick Martin is Released From Jail


Nick Martin is released today!

Nick Martin enjoying fresh hot coffee on his ride home from jail


Nick Martin was released this morning after serving five days of a seven-day sentence issued last Tuesday.

Martin participated in a drill rig lock-down on Coal River Mountain last November and went to court on four charges: trespassing, conspiracy, littering and obstruction. Aside from the status hearing, he attended a bail violation hearing for failure to appear to an earlier court date of which he did not receive notice. Magistrate Massie was reluctant to return the $2000 bail unless Martin would plead guilty to trespassing and obstruction and served his sentence immediately.

Martin took the plea and was sentenced to seven days in jail and $55 in fines for the 2 charges. The littering and conspiracy charges were dropped.

Martin had faced up to two and a half years in jail and thousands of dollars in fines.

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