A Six Nations man who has already done Canadian jail time for stealing a United States Border Patrol vehicle at the height of the violent times in the Caledonia land dispute two years ago now faces similar charges on the American side of the border.
Trevor Miller, 32, was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents as he crossed the Canada-U.S. border in Minnesota with his wife early last week.
He appeared in a Duluth courtroom Monday for a removal hearing so he could be transferred into the custody of the United States District Court in Buffalo. No date has been set for a bail hearing.
It is alleged he was involved in the assault of three U.S. officers and one OPP officer who were in the vehicle when native protesters swarmed the car near the former Douglas Creek Estates subdivision in Caledonia June 9, 2006, and stole items from the vehicle.
The same warrant also names Albert Douglas, 33, of Six Nations, who has also been convicted in Ontario court for stealing the vehicle and sentenced to time served awaiting trial for his part in the same incident.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Associated Press photographer begins 3rd year of detention by U.S.; Iraqis and Press Freedom organizations demand release
Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein begins his third year in U.S. military detention Saturday with the bulk of accusations against him dropped by Iraqi judges and press freedom groups renewing calls for his release.
But the Pentagon said Hussein will be held until it reviews the Iraqi amnesty ruling and also said it reserves the option to ignore the decision and keep Hussein in custody.
A four-judge Iraqi judicial panel on Monday halted terrorism-related proceedings against Hussein, saying his case falls under Iraq's 2-month-old amnesty law. The law - which was supported by Washington - allows the amnesty panel to effectively close a case without making findings of guilt or innocence.
Press freedom groups have hailed the decision and appealed for the immediate release of Hussein, 36, who has been in custody since his arrest by U.S. Marines on April 12, 2006, in Ramadi, about 70 miles west of Baghdad.
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But the Pentagon said Hussein will be held until it reviews the Iraqi amnesty ruling and also said it reserves the option to ignore the decision and keep Hussein in custody.
A four-judge Iraqi judicial panel on Monday halted terrorism-related proceedings against Hussein, saying his case falls under Iraq's 2-month-old amnesty law. The law - which was supported by Washington - allows the amnesty panel to effectively close a case without making findings of guilt or innocence.
Press freedom groups have hailed the decision and appealed for the immediate release of Hussein, 36, who has been in custody since his arrest by U.S. Marines on April 12, 2006, in Ramadi, about 70 miles west of Baghdad.
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Colorado: 2 arrested during protets against Cheney
Around noon two local members of the activist group A Voice of Reason — Mallory Rice, 20, and Jacob Richards, 27 — were arrested by the Grand Junction Police Department for failing to “walk along the roadway as required” during Vice President Dick Cheney’s visit to Grand Junction.
The day began for the two on G and 26 roads around 11 a.m.
“Then we moved down to G 1/2 Road and 26 Road and Cheney went by there,” Rice said. “We were just chanting, all of us were yelling, holding signs.”
The chants from the crowd as he passed included: “Hey-ho, Dick Cheney’s got to go!”; “U.S. out of the Middle East!”; “No justice, no peace!”; and “Jail Dick Cheney!”
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The day began for the two on G and 26 roads around 11 a.m.
“Then we moved down to G 1/2 Road and 26 Road and Cheney went by there,” Rice said. “We were just chanting, all of us were yelling, holding signs.”
The chants from the crowd as he passed included: “Hey-ho, Dick Cheney’s got to go!”; “U.S. out of the Middle East!”; “No justice, no peace!”; and “Jail Dick Cheney!”
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Ohio: Michael Sykes may receive plea deal
A deal is in the works involving a Bedford Township teenager who police say admitted burning down unoccupied condominiums because he was against urban sprawl.
Michael W. Sykes, 17, 7472 Canterbury Dr., Lambertville, was in court Wednesday for a pretrial hearing that was delayed so negotiations can continue.
Monroe attorney Andrew A. Peth, who is representing the teen, asked First District Judge Mark S. Braunlich to delay the hearing until an agreement can be reached.
"I believe we are making progress in a resolution in this matter," he told the judge, who set the next court date for April 23.
While details of the agreement were not discussed in court, the Monroe County Prosecutor's Office said any offer must include prison time. Assistant Prosecutor Michael G. Roehrig said he is planning to file additional charges in the case and the sentencing guidelines would most likely include a minimum sentence between 2½ years and almost 5 years and a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
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Michael W. Sykes, 17, 7472 Canterbury Dr., Lambertville, was in court Wednesday for a pretrial hearing that was delayed so negotiations can continue.
Monroe attorney Andrew A. Peth, who is representing the teen, asked First District Judge Mark S. Braunlich to delay the hearing until an agreement can be reached.
"I believe we are making progress in a resolution in this matter," he told the judge, who set the next court date for April 23.
While details of the agreement were not discussed in court, the Monroe County Prosecutor's Office said any offer must include prison time. Assistant Prosecutor Michael G. Roehrig said he is planning to file additional charges in the case and the sentencing guidelines would most likely include a minimum sentence between 2½ years and almost 5 years and a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
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Mexico: 2 community radio reporters murdered in Oaxaca
On April 7, two radio reporters from a community radio were ambushed in Putla de Guerrero, Oaxaca, and shot to death. Teresa Bautista Flores, 24, and Felicitas Martínez, 20, two women journalists working for La Voz que Rompe el Silencio (The Voice that Breaks the Silence), were murdered allegedly by paramilitary forces. Three other people were wounded in the shooting: Jaciel Vázquez, aged 3, and his parents.
In an interview with Radio Bemba in Sonora, Mexico, Jorge Albino, coordinator of La Voz que Rompe el Silencio said that the radio station had been receiving death threats since its inception. The station was inagurated on January 20 to serve the Trique indigenous community in San Juan Copala, a year after the locality was granted administrative autonomy.
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In an interview with Radio Bemba in Sonora, Mexico, Jorge Albino, coordinator of La Voz que Rompe el Silencio said that the radio station had been receiving death threats since its inception. The station was inagurated on January 20 to serve the Trique indigenous community in San Juan Copala, a year after the locality was granted administrative autonomy.
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Anarchist prisoner Cassidy Wheeler still experiencing mail disruptions by prison staff
From Chantel:
Hello friends and supporters of Cassidy Wheeler!
I talked to Cassidy on the phone last night. He is in good spirits, and we laughed a lot.
However, he told me that he is still having a lot of problems with his mail. He said that in many letters he has received lately, the writer has indicated that this is the second or even third time the letter has been sent. Many pieces of his mail have been rejected due to "foreign substance." Cassidy was even told recently that there is a rule against him asking publishers to send books for him to place in the pod library. Of course, when Cassidy challenged this assertion, the rule sited did NOT say that prisoners cannot ask for publishers to send them free books.
In any case, Cassidy's mail is still being withheld, and the mailroom workers are still messing with him.
PLEASE DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED!
The mailroom workers want us to get disheartened and stop writing to
Cassidy. They want to cut him off from his friends and supporters by rejecting letters that are really not against the rules. He is a thorn in their side and challenges them when they break their own rules, and they want to punish him for that.
What Cassidy needs right now if for us to write him more letters than ever! We need to show the mailroom that they cannot cut Cassidy off from the people who care about him.
If you have not written to Cassidy in a while (or ever) or if you wrote and never heard back from him, please consider sending him another letter or postcard. If you have written to Cassidy and your letter was returned, please do not get frustrated and stop writing. Send your letters again and again and again until they get through. Please do not give in to the mailroom's intimidation tactics.
Here are some tips for writing:
Make sure there is no glitter, glue, tape, stickers, lipstick, coffee (or any other) stains anywhere on the envelope or letter.
The mailroom is using the "foreign substance" rule a lot lately to reject letters. If your ink is smeared or there is dirt or oil spots anywhere on the envelope or letter, the mailroom may send it back to you. The envelope and letter should look neat, clean, and pristine.
Plain white stationery with no images might be the way to go. (One
friend's letter was returned due to "foreign substance," and all we could figure out was that the mailroom didn't like the image of flowers on the stationery.)
Circle A's and other symbols perceived as "anarchist" may slow down a piece of mail (as it sits on the security threat gang official's desk for months) or get it rejected even though it's not supposed to be against the rules.
If you don't hear back from Cassidy within a couple of months, assume that your letter never got to him and write again.
If your letter is rejected and returned to you, please Please PLEASE write again. Believe me, I know how frustrating and discouraging it is when letters are rejected and returned from the mailroom, but for Cassidy's sake, we cannot give up.
I have a theory that postcards get to him more quickly because they are easily read by mailroom workers (oh yes, assume that everything you send in to him is going to be read and scrutinized by a mailroom worker and maybe even workers higher up in the chain of command). Please consider picking up a postcard or a few and sending them to Cassidy to let him know that you are thinking of him and that you won't be deterred by this mailroom foolishness.
I know Cassidy enjoys and appreciates every piece of mail he gets and sees mail call as the highlight of his day. I know he would be glad to hear from you.
all the best,
Chantel
Hello friends and supporters of Cassidy Wheeler!
I talked to Cassidy on the phone last night. He is in good spirits, and we laughed a lot.
However, he told me that he is still having a lot of problems with his mail. He said that in many letters he has received lately, the writer has indicated that this is the second or even third time the letter has been sent. Many pieces of his mail have been rejected due to "foreign substance." Cassidy was even told recently that there is a rule against him asking publishers to send books for him to place in the pod library. Of course, when Cassidy challenged this assertion, the rule sited did NOT say that prisoners cannot ask for publishers to send them free books.
In any case, Cassidy's mail is still being withheld, and the mailroom workers are still messing with him.
PLEASE DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED!
The mailroom workers want us to get disheartened and stop writing to
Cassidy. They want to cut him off from his friends and supporters by rejecting letters that are really not against the rules. He is a thorn in their side and challenges them when they break their own rules, and they want to punish him for that.
What Cassidy needs right now if for us to write him more letters than ever! We need to show the mailroom that they cannot cut Cassidy off from the people who care about him.
If you have not written to Cassidy in a while (or ever) or if you wrote and never heard back from him, please consider sending him another letter or postcard. If you have written to Cassidy and your letter was returned, please do not get frustrated and stop writing. Send your letters again and again and again until they get through. Please do not give in to the mailroom's intimidation tactics.
Here are some tips for writing:
Make sure there is no glitter, glue, tape, stickers, lipstick, coffee (or any other) stains anywhere on the envelope or letter.
The mailroom is using the "foreign substance" rule a lot lately to reject letters. If your ink is smeared or there is dirt or oil spots anywhere on the envelope or letter, the mailroom may send it back to you. The envelope and letter should look neat, clean, and pristine.
Plain white stationery with no images might be the way to go. (One
friend's letter was returned due to "foreign substance," and all we could figure out was that the mailroom didn't like the image of flowers on the stationery.)
Circle A's and other symbols perceived as "anarchist" may slow down a piece of mail (as it sits on the security threat gang official's desk for months) or get it rejected even though it's not supposed to be against the rules.
If you don't hear back from Cassidy within a couple of months, assume that your letter never got to him and write again.
If your letter is rejected and returned to you, please Please PLEASE write again. Believe me, I know how frustrating and discouraging it is when letters are rejected and returned from the mailroom, but for Cassidy's sake, we cannot give up.
I have a theory that postcards get to him more quickly because they are easily read by mailroom workers (oh yes, assume that everything you send in to him is going to be read and scrutinized by a mailroom worker and maybe even workers higher up in the chain of command). Please consider picking up a postcard or a few and sending them to Cassidy to let him know that you are thinking of him and that you won't be deterred by this mailroom foolishness.
I know Cassidy enjoys and appreciates every piece of mail he gets and sees mail call as the highlight of his day. I know he would be glad to hear from you.
all the best,
Chantel
SAC Prisoner Support: Eric McDavid's sentencing hearing postponed AGAIN
We have just learned that sentencing has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 17th. We realize that this date is fast approaching but we are hopeful that, despite all of the changes, many of you will still be able to join us in the courtroom. Eric is facing 20 years in prison and will need as much support as possible. Please help us to fill the courtroom with friendly faces! Check back soon for court specifics (court room, address, etc.). Please come dressed for court. Feel free to email sacprisonersupport@riseup.net with any questions you have on attending. We are so grateful for the support during this incredibly difficult period!
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North Carolina standards blamed for taser deaths at hands of the police
The improper use of Tasers has contributed to the deaths of 11 people in North Carolina over the past four years, in part because many law enforcement agencies lack clear policies about when and how they should be used, an advocacy group said Thursday.
The Taser Safety Project released a study it began in June on the use of Tasers by sheriff's departments in the state. The project is a coalition of the N.C. chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Arc of North Carolina, the NAACP, the Mental Health Association of North Carolina and others.
The groups aim to curb cases like that of Darryl Wayne Turner, the 17-year-old Charlotte youth who died March 20 after a police officer shocked him with a stun gun. He was the first Taser-related fatality in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's history and the youngest in the Carolinas this decade.
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The Taser Safety Project released a study it began in June on the use of Tasers by sheriff's departments in the state. The project is a coalition of the N.C. chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Arc of North Carolina, the NAACP, the Mental Health Association of North Carolina and others.
The groups aim to curb cases like that of Darryl Wayne Turner, the 17-year-old Charlotte youth who died March 20 after a police officer shocked him with a stun gun. He was the first Taser-related fatality in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's history and the youngest in the Carolinas this decade.
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Indiana: One year after New Castle Prison Rebellion, Arizona prisoners finally being transferred
The New Castle Correctional Facility will begin moving Arizona inmates out of the local prison this month.
George Zoley, chairman and chief executive officer for The GEO Group, the Florida company that manages the New Castle facility, said the first 200 inmates will be moved from Indiana to another GEO prison in Florence, Ariz.
Trina Randall said no prisoners had been moved as of Thursday, when the Arizona inmate population totaled 628. That number has remained fairly steady since a riot last April inside the prison.
The day of the riot, 630 Arizona offenders were behind bars in New Castle.
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George Zoley, chairman and chief executive officer for The GEO Group, the Florida company that manages the New Castle facility, said the first 200 inmates will be moved from Indiana to another GEO prison in Florence, Ariz.
Trina Randall said no prisoners had been moved as of Thursday, when the Arizona inmate population totaled 628. That number has remained fairly steady since a riot last April inside the prison.
The day of the riot, 630 Arizona offenders were behind bars in New Castle.
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Canada: One arrested during protest of Weapons Fair
At least one person was arrested Thursday when anti-war activists marched through downtown Ottawa as a military arms fair continued inside the Ottawa Congress Centre.
The original plan for demonstrators was to try to shut down the exhibition at the Congress Centre.
The protesters argue that the exhibition, which was showing off the latest wares in security and technology, is for "war profiteers.''
The demonstration eventually brought about 50 activists outside a police station, where they were greeted by tactical and patrol officers.
Tactical officers, some wearing helmets and carrying high-powered guns, were inside the station overseeing the protest.
Police say there was one incident of a window being broken, leading to an arrest.
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The original plan for demonstrators was to try to shut down the exhibition at the Congress Centre.
The protesters argue that the exhibition, which was showing off the latest wares in security and technology, is for "war profiteers.''
The demonstration eventually brought about 50 activists outside a police station, where they were greeted by tactical and patrol officers.
Tactical officers, some wearing helmets and carrying high-powered guns, were inside the station overseeing the protest.
Police say there was one incident of a window being broken, leading to an arrest.
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