Jury found RNC protester , Jesse Forrey, Guilty!

[annm4peace]

A jury found Jesse guilty of breaking a window worth more than a thousand dollars.

Jesse maintains that he is innocent of the charges arising from the RNC protests.

The jury must have deliberated for about 6 or 7 hours, making allowances for lunch and breaks. That's a long time, given that the amount and complexity of the evidence wasn't that great.

The verdict was read and it was "Guilty of breaking the window" and "Yes, the window was worth more that $1,000 as measured by the cost of repair and replacement." So it was a felony conviction.

Jesse had already testified that he was on probation for another felony (to which he had plead guilty) in Santa Clara County in California. And that he had left the state of California without permission from his probation officer. Whom he has since contacted -- and told that he had been arrested. Jesse told the jurors at trial that he will have to deal with that when he gets back to California.

So when we heard the verdict, we knew it wasn't just a felony conviction. It was one felony conviction on top of another felony conviction on top of another breach of probation -- leaving CA without permission.

Sentencing will be September 17, at 1:30 PM.

The courtroom remained fairly quiet after the verdict was read. There were a couple of stifled sobs and lots of silent tears.

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this is just a link to what was going on before and during the RNC in Twin cities last year.

http://www.terrorizingdissent.org/

[pengillian101]

1. Is this him?

[peacetalksforall]

2. Is this the window that carries the story of someone coming from behind police lines

with a specific type of tool, breaking it, then returning behind police lines? Is that an urban legend or not?

I don't remember - did Jesse Forrey plead innocent? Were more than two similar windoes broken?

Anyone?

I just posted something about protesting and connected it to St. Paul - Minnesota.


Sadly, there was intent to clobber protestors and St. Paul had the cooperation from the Ramsey county, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, and the State. And the RNC probably brought the Fed friends in, also.

I am sorry for him.

I wonder if there are going to be any Armey led protesters this month in Minnesota?

[annm4peace]

3. No that is not him

I don't know who it is.

Here is Jesse
http://supportjessejames.wordpress.com/

[MnFats]

4. not all that familiar with the case but does this go in the '3 strikes' category?

I have a sinking feeling that his sitation will be pretty bleak if he goes back to
Cali.
and was that considered a violent crime? no one injured but hey a window got busted! (sheesh(.

on the other hand, Cali rigt now is letting inmates out of prison willy nilly due budget catastrophe.
it would be pretty hypocritical to let some armed robber go while this guy .. goes to Chino or San Quentin...

[Scruffy1]

5. Some Justice

So if you steal $500,000,000.00 you just pay some back and keep the other 1.5 billion.(MacGuire). Steal 1.7 billion and you retire rich.(Rick Scott). Break a window -go to prison.