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Posted on 07/02/2026 8:52:23 PM PDT by CFW
SAN FRANCISCO -- Seven pro-Palestinian protesters who shut down traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024 to denounce U.S. aid to Israel in the Israel-Hamas war were all found guilty of false imprisonment by a jury in San Francisco on Thursday.
One by one, the court clerk first read out guilty verdicts for each of the counts for each defendant. Supporters of the protesters were stunned after each verdict was read out as "guilty," with some people crying quietly.
All seven protesters were found guilty of false imprisonment, obstruction of a thoroughfare, and unlawful assembly. As the verdicts were read out, some defendants remained stoic while others cried.
Those convicted include six who chained themselves to cars on the bridge: Conrad de Jesus, Rocky Chau, Sarah Ferrell, River Allen, Em Tillotson, and Bhavika Anandpura. Sara Cantor, who described herself as a police liaison, was also convicted.
Cantor was found guilty of the same charges in addition to a charge of refusal to disperse.
The jury remained "hopelessly deadlocked" on two counts for trespassing and conspiracy. For the trespassing counts, the jury ended on 11-1 for not guilty. The jury was deadlocked 10-2 for guilty on the conspiracy charge.
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Original article from 2024:
“San Francisco Charges 26 Pro-Palestinian Activists for Blocking Golden Gate Bridge”
The headline is wrong, I think. The jury deadlocked on the lesser charges and found all seven guilty of unlawful imprisonment.
yep, headline is exactly opposite of what happened
at any rate, they done FAed and then FOed ...
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