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Tre Arrow, enviro-nut Portland police today arrested Tre Arrow on an allegation of domestic-violence related fourth-degree assault. An officer arrested Arrow, 38, at 9:01 a.m. in the 5100 block of Northeast 28th Avenue. He was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center an hour later and is being held on $5,000 bail. Arrow is on the ballot as a candidate for Portland mayor. He became publicly known as the man who sat on a 9-inch window ledge for 11 days at the U.S. Forest Service's Portland headquarters in 2000. Arrow last month filed a prospective nominating petition with Portland's...

Pentagon Makes Fighting Extremism Top Priority Seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Pentagon on Thursday officially named "the long war" against global extremism as its top priority and pledged to avert any conventional military threat from China or Russia through dialogue. The Defense Department, in a new national defense strategy, also emphasized the need to subordinate military operations to "soft power" initiatives to undermine Islamist militancy by promoting economic, political and social development in vulnerable corners of the world. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he hoped the change would help establish permanent institutional support for counterinsurgency skills...

The Hunt for American al Qaeda The United States is turning up the heat in the hunt for the California boy turned al Qaeda operative, Adam Gadahn, who has been charged with treason and is believed to be hiding in Afghanistan. If caught and convicted, Gadahn could face the death penalty. The State Department along with the Department of Diplomatic Security announced the beginning of a publicity campaign in Afghanistan urging locals to provide any information on Gadahn's whereabouts, with a reward if the information leads to his capture. Radio advertisements with information concerning the $1 million reward have...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Radical environmentalist Tre Arrow on Tuesday pleaded guilty to arson charges as part of a deal with prosecutors that will keep him behind bars for more than two years. Arrow, who legally changed his name from Michael Scarpitti, was charged with firebombing three cement trucks at Ross Island Sand & Gravel in Portland and setting fire to logging trucks and a tractor near Estacada. On his Web site, the 34-year-old said recently he did not want to risk receiving a life prison sentence and called the plea deal an offer he "couldn't refuse." On Tuesday, he entered...

PORTLAND, Ore. - An environmental activist and former fugitive who once won thousands of votes in a congressional election pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges under a deal that would send him to prison for two years. Tre Arrow, 34, pleaded guilty to the destruction of concrete-mixing trucks in Portland in April 2001 and to firebombing logging trucks at a contested logging sale near Mount Hood in June 2001. He had faced up to 40 years in prison if convicted of two counts of arson. In a separate case, a radical environmentalist who helped federal officials round up a militant...

The activist pleads guilty in two arsons and will serve at the Sheridan federal prisonTre Arrow, a radical environmentalist who was once one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of arson. Appearing before U.S. District Judge James Redden, Arrow agreed to serve to 78 months in federal prison, with credit for time served since March 2004 in jails in Canada and the United States. Arrow, who will be formally sentenced Aug. 12, will serve about two years and four months at the Sheridan Federal Correctional Institution. His sentence could be further reduced by 54 days...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Tre Arrow, a radical environmentalist who was once one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives, has announced on his Web site he has accepted a plea deal on federal arson and conspiracy charges. Arrow had entered a not guilty plea. His attorney, Paul T. Loney, confirmed on Wednesday Arrow “is changing his plea” and a hearing date has been set for next Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney's office in Portland did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Arrow, 34, who has legally changed his name from Michael Scarpitti, is charged in a 14-count federal indictment with helping to...

Eco-sabotage - Tre Arrow says he's not guilty; homes burn near Seattle; a jury deliberates in TacomaTre Arrow appeared for the first time in a U.S. courtroom Monday to answer government charges that he firebombed logging and concrete-mixing trucks in the spring of 2001, acts of eco-sabotage that rocked the region. The 34-year-old former fugitive, appearing beefier than in his days as one of Oregon's most flamboyant environmental activists, pleaded not guilty in Portland's U.S. District Court to an indictment accusing him of arson, conspiracy and use of destructive devices as an Earth Liberation Front saboteur. Arrow's 14-minute court appearance...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Fugitive environmental activist Tre Arrow is back in Portland to stand trial today in federal court on conspiracy and arson charges. The 34-year-old militant sought asylum in Canada in 2004, claiming he was a victim of political persecution. He fought extradition. But a recent 14-count federal grand jury indictment has charged Arrow with conspiracy, arson, attempted arson, and use of destructive devices. He is accused of taking part in the destruction of several concrete-mixing trucks at Ross Island Sand and Gravel Company in Portland in April 2001. He's also blamed with destroying logging trucks in June 2001....

Portland, Ore. (AP) -- An environmental activist who was serving time in a Canadian prison has been extradited to the United States to stand trial on ecoterrorism charges despite his arguments that he faced political persecution here. Tre Arrow, formerly Michael James Scarpitti, was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in April 2004 on charges of taking part in the destruction of concrete and logging trucks in Oregon. The indictment came after his arrest in British Columbia on local charges of shoplifting, assault and obstructing a police officer after a security guard caught him trying to steal a pair of...

Ecoterror suspect's extradition soughtVANCOUVER, British ColumbiaA court Thursday ordered the extradition of suspected ecoterrorist Tre Arrow, one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives, to face firebombing charges in the United States.Arrow, born Michael Scarpatti, is accused of participating in the 2001 firebombing of logging and sement trucks in Oregon. The FBI says he is associated with the Earth Liberation Front, a group that has claimed responsibility for dozens of acts of destruction over the past few years.British Columbia Supreme Court Judge Kristi Gill ruled that there was enough evidence against Arrow to have him extradited to face federal charges. His lawyer...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - A radical environmentalist who is one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives told an extradition hearing Monday he was being unfairly targeted by the U.S. government and should be allowed to remain in Canada. Tre Arrow, born Michael Scarpitti, is accused of taking part in the 2001 firebombings of logging and cement trucks in Oregon. The FBI also claims he is associated with the Earth Liberation Front, a group that has claimed responsibility for dozens of acts of destruction over the past few years. "I am being targeted by the U.S. government and the FBI,...

Arrow's request to seek refugee status granted 05:08 PM PDT on Friday, July 30, 2004 Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Jailed environmental activist Tre Arrow, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, will be allowed to apply for refugee status in Canada. FBI/kgw.com Tre Arrow. After the recent ruling by a Canadian immigration and refugee board, Arrow's lawyer is applying to have his client released on bond. But attorney Rudolph Kischer said Arrow would probably immediately be re-arrested on an extradition warrant, which takes precedence over the refugee claim. Arrow was arrested in Victoria, British Columbia in March on...

Vancouver, British Columbia – Jailed environmental activist Tre Arrow, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, will be allowed to apply for refugee status in Canada. After the recent ruling by a Canadian immigration and refugee board, Arrow's lawyer is applying to have his client released on bond. But attorney Rudolph Kischer said Arrow would probably immediately be re-arrested on an extradition warrant, which takes precedence over the refugee claim. Arrow was arrested in Victoria, British Columbia, in March on charges of trying to steal bolt-cutters from a home-improvement store. In Oregon, Arrow is wanted for his alleged role in...

Michael Scarpittiaka Tre Arrow VICTORIA, British Columbia -- Radical environmentalist Tre Arrow, arrested here on charges of shoplifting, will fight deportation to the United States where he is wanted on charges of firebombing logging and cement trucks, Arrow's attorney said Monday. Arrow, born Michael Scarpitti, appeared Monday in a Canadian court for a status hearing on charges of theft, assault and obstruction. He was arrested in Victoria on March 13 for allegedly attempting to steal some bolt cutters. He has also been charged with providing false information to immigration officers, after telling them his name was Joshua Murray. It...

TRE ARROW SPEAKS OUT & INFO ON DEFENSE FUND Reply to: frontline@rocketmail.com Frontline Information Service   - TRE ARROW SPEAKS OUT & INFO ON DEFENSE FUND -  03/22/04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tre Arrow Speaks Out TRE ARROW URGES EVERYONE TO FOCUS ON THE REAL ISSUES 19 March 2004 VICTORIA, BC -- Tre Arrow, well known forest and animal rights activist, ledge sitter, and congressional candidate, urges the media to...

Fugitive U.S. environmental radical arrested in Victoria for shopliftingWith reporting by Hudson Mack canada.com VICTORIA (CP-AP) - A fugitive U.S. radical environmentalist, charged with setting fire to logging and cement trucks in 2001, has been arrested in Victoria. Michael Scarpitti was arrested Saturday for allegedly trying to shoplift some bolt-cutters, said Robert Jordan, the FBI's special agent in charge in Portland, Ore. ... Scarpitti was struggling with security at a Canadian Tire store Saturday when police arrived. "Upon taking him back to police headquarters it would appear he had no identification on him and refused to co-operate with the police...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An environmental activist was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to firebombing logging trucks and equipment at two Oregon companies in the spring of 2001. Jacob Sherman told Judge James Redden that he was "ashamed" of participating in the bombings. He has been linked to the Earth Liberation Front, a loose group of activists that the FBI has classified as an eco-terrorist group."There has not been a single day since (that) I have not thought about and regretted the role I played in those events," Sherman wrote in a letter...

On Tuesday, the FBI said it would pay as much as $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of Michael James Scarpitti, the alleged Earth Liberation Front member also known as Tre Arrow who is wanted in connection with two arsons. The first fire on April 15, 2001, at Ross Island Sand and Gravel in Portland burned three trucks. Damage was estimated at more than $200,000. The front claimed responsibility for the fire. The U.S. Department of Justice considers the front to be a domestic terrorism group. The second arson was on June 1, 2001, at Ray Schoppert Logging Co....

The Search for Tre Arrow, Ecoterrorist FBI searches for activist some call an ecoterrorist, others call a hero Apolitical Florida teen transforms himself into NW forest champion BY BEN JACKLET Tre Arrow burst into Portland like Bob Dylan blew into Greenwich Village 40 years ago. A gifted performer with a self-invented moniker, he arrived from parts unknown, embraced an underground scene and quickly climbed into the spotlight. Arrow has since crashed to earth in more ways than one. Two years after he gained rock star status by spontaneously free-climbing and occupying a ledge on a downtown building, and one year...