All the oats found in the greenhouse were destroyed, messages were spray painted, and the locks were glued on the way out.
Oat research is simply one of the projects that the University is taking part in, in partnership with gross corporations, that are adding to the destruction of the Earth.
Let this action be a warning to the University of Minnesota and the entire biotech industry, that if you continue to destroy the biodiversity on the Earth your profits will continue to fall.
The elves are always watching. Stop genetic engineering or we will.
For freedom and wilderness, the Earth Liberation Front
Earth Liberation Front spokesman Craig Rosebraugh is shown in a file photo. (Don Ryan/AP Photo)
Prosecutors on New York's Long Island confirmed that a 17-year-old Suffolk County high school student pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a series of arson fires.
Under the deal, the teen, who is the son of a New York City police sergeant, agreed to cooperate with authorities investigating ELF, the eco-terror group.
Three other suspects in the property attacks were in negotiations for plea bargains (COWARDS!), sources told ABCNEWS affilliate WABC.
The 17-year-old's plea came during a secret court hearing Friday.
The court records from the case have been sealed, however, and local police, prosecutors, and the FBI said they could not comment on the case.
As part of the agreement, the youth agreed to be charged as an adult, and could face up to 20 years in prison, the Long Island newspaper Newsday reported Sunday, citing a source familiar with the case.
Newsday reported, however, that the agreement avoided possible charges for additional crimes, such as bomb-making, and could lead to a sentence without jail time.
Apparent ELF Attacks on Long Island
ELF is believed responsible for at least nine incidents on Long Island, including the burning of three luxury homes under construction around the beginning of the year. A small explosive device was also set off during the attack.
"This hopefully provided a firm message that we will not tolerate the destruction of our island," the Earth Liberation Front said a statement faxed to The Associated Press after the incident.
The homes were being built on one of the last remaining farms on the island.
Police believe the ELF also burned six other unoccupied Long Island homes, causing millions of dollars in damage.
… And Around the Country
ELF claimed responsibility for 16 fires in 1999 at luxury home construction sites in Colorado, Arizona and New York. Law enforcement officials also link them to the destruction of two grass seed research centers in Oregon by a group called the Anarchist Golf Association.
The group is also blamed for a fire at a Forest Service tree biogenetic research site in Wisconsin. In all, they claimed responsibility for $2.2 million worth of damage in 2000.
The group claims to be non-violent and opposed to harming living creatures, including their political foes.
The group's Web site acknowledges that police were investigating a Long Island teen in connection with acts of damage "allegedly committed by the Earth Liberation Front" but did not comment further. A call to the group's spokesman, Craig Rosebraugh, was not returned..