The prosecution again told Dave that if he did not plead guilty, more charges would be added by the end of the week. Dave did not and expects them to follow through on their threat. Another pre-trial hearing will be on April 24th and TRIAL HAS BEEN SET FOR JUNE 1st!!! So send in those letters and put those trial dates in your calenders.
Thanks to all those folks who came to court today in support of Dave; Winona/Milwaukee folks, MK3, RNC8, CRASS, Cabbage patch kids, those dedicated court watchers, other RNC arrestees and everyone else! We let them know that we do not intend to let this slide...
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Karen and Christina
On Saturday, January 17th, 2009, Karen Meissner and Christina Vana of Milwaukee, WI found warrants had been issued for their arrests after reading an article published by the Associated Press, which comments on an incident relating to the protests during the Republican National Convention in September 2008. Immediately Karen and Christina traveled to St. Paul, MN and within 24 hours of reading their names in the paper, went with their lawyers to the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center. Here they were taken into custody and each charged with Aiding and Abetting Assault in the Second Degree, a charge which carries a maximum sentence of seven years and/or a $14,000 fine. Bail was set at $30,000 each, a total of $60,000. This extremely large amount was made possible by the active media attention which still surrounds the Republican National Convention. Many people charged with rape receive bail a fraction of the amount. Sixty thousand dollars was an impossible amount to raise, but within two days, friends and supporters from around the country raised the $6,500 necessary to bond them out of jail...
For more information please email: helpmkegirls@gmail.com
For more information please email: helpmkegirls@gmail.com
Dave
Dave Mahoney was temporarily in the US and due to return to his home in England before the new year (2009). He was arrested by the FBI during the Republican National Convention in September 2008 and in the end was charged with 5 counts of aiding and abetting 2nd degree assault and 5 counts of terrorist threats, 10 felonies in total. Trapped in Minneapolis, Dave faced expensive legal costs and decades in prison. As numerous RNC related charges were dropped, it became clear to the community in the Twin Cities that Susan Gaertner - the prosecutor of all RNC related felonies- was/is desperate to justify the temporary police state in St Paul while providing a framework for her run for governor in 2010. Dave, who remains determined and active within his community ended up pleading guilty to a single count of 2nd degree assault.
For more information please email: helpdave@mail.com
For more information please email: helpdave@mail.com