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Green Party's Jill Stein Charged in N. Dakota Pipeline Protest
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 07, 2016 10:41pm |
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| Author | Associated Press |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 7, 2016 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A North Dakota judge issued a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who is accused of spray-painting construction equipment during a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline.
Court records show Stein was charged Wednesday in Morton County with misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass and criminal mischief. The same charges have been filed against her running mate, Ajamu Baraka.
Stein campaign spokeswoman Meleiza Figueroa could not immediately comment on whether Stein plans to turn herself in.
Activists invited Stein to leave a message at the protest site near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's reservation on Tuesday, Figueroa said, and Stein sprayed "I approve this message" in red paint on the blade of a bulldozer. A court document shows Baraka painted the word "decolonization" on a piece of construction equipment. |
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