All articles tagged with #criminal trespass
A New York judge dismissed trespassing charges against 30 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University due to insufficient evidence. Of the 46 initially arrested, 15 still face charges, with some offered deferred prosecution deals. The remaining defendants rejected these deals to present a united front against what they perceive as state repression.
Two men have been charged with criminal trespass after their protest disrupted a tennis match at the U.S. Open. One of the protesters glued his feet to the floor, causing a delay of nearly 50 minutes. The match between Coco Gauff and Karolína Muchová resumed after the protesters were removed, and Gauff went on to win, advancing to the final. The protest was organized by the environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion, calling for an end to fossil fuels.
Mayor Khalid Kamau of the City of South Fulton was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary and criminal trespass after venturing onto a private property he believed to be abandoned. Kamau was confronted by the homeowner, who pulled out a gun and detained him until authorities arrived. An ongoing investigation is being conducted, and Kamau is also facing a civil rights lawsuit filed by five city council members alleging violations of the city charter.