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[oceanperch]

For Immediate Release
January 12, 2003


THREE PLEAD GUILTY TO EARTH LIBERATION ACTIONS - RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

The ELF Press Office has learned that three self-identified members of the Earth Liberation Front have plead guilty to charges of conspiracy to destroy by fire vehicles and property used in interstate commerce as a result of ELF-claimed actions that took place in and around Richmond, Virginia in 2002.

Adam Blackwell, Aaron Linas, and John Wade plead guilty to the charges separately on December 18, January 7, and January 12th.

Specifically, the three plead guilty to acts of earth liberation that incurred over $200,000 in damages over the course of a one-year period which included:
* damage to the gas and hydraulic tanks of construction vehicles as well as electrical systems on those vehicles
* the defacement of glass windows at McDonald's and Burger King restaurants with etching cream;

* monkeywrenching of the electrical systems, doors, and windows of homes under construction in Goochland County;

* attempts to destroy a crane and other construction vehicles being used at a construction site for the Short Pump Town Center;
* etching "ELF" and "SUV" on the windows and bodies of 25 SUVs at the Universal Ford dealership.
* the destruction of various SUVs, and Jeeps owned by dealerships and individuals.

Sentencing for the three will occur in April, though news reports indicate they have already agreed to pay restitution of $200,000 as part of the plea agreement.

Although these arrests will impact the individuals involved, and the community in which they live, this does not pose a problem for the Earth Liberation Front as a whole.

The ELF operates using the strategy of leaderless resistance, where individuals and groups who carry out actions never know or meet others who may also be active.

This means that even though one group may be broken up through legal action such as this, others involved in the ELF will not be affected

In the history of the ELF, there have been very few arrests and even fewer convictions.
None of these law-enforcement actions have put an end to the Earth
Liberation Front in North America, which in 2003 had a record-setting year in terms of total property damage.

The ELF Press Office supports those who are facing repression at the hands of state and federal law enforcement and is available for e-mail interviews concerning this matter.
ELF Press Office
elfpress@resist.ca
http://www.earthliberationfront.com
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[hchutch]

It's only a matter of time before someone gets killed.

[Poohbah]

It's only a matter of time before someone gets killed.

Yup. Wonder what happens then. Suppose they kill the wrong child--i.e., a child whose father is a former snake-eater?

[Eva]

It just occurred to me, not much is done about this type of vandalism when the perpetrators are union goons.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

"For the record, I had nothing to do with this!"

[John Lenin]

These idiots are being created in the public schools. If I was Ashcroft I would be monitoring every enviro-whacko high school club in the country.

[JustPiper]

ELF did get quiet for awhile and then I just heard about them this week. Thanx for the update ocean. Did you post a link to this on the ongoing thread? You should -g-

[CaptRon]

What a swell bunch of people. Not even an attaboy for the poor tools who are going to the pokey. Just a neener neener neener that it was somebody insignificant who got caught. But hey! Ya look at all the property damage they caused. Ya gotta have yer priorities.

Psychopaths.

[jimt]

The ELF operates using the strategy of leaderless resistance, where individuals and groups who carry out actions never know or meet others who may also be active.

Perhaps they would favor other folks operating on the strategy of leaderless law enforcement, with ELF criminals being captured, tried and executed, by individuals and groups who never know or meet others who may also be active.