Anti-Repression Committee

KALI’S SENTENCING Kali had a hearing this morning in Pleasanton where he plead to a deal negotiated by his public defender. He plead no contest to one felony count of 241.1 (assault on a custodial officer), with a sentence of 2 years. He also admitted to one prior “strike” for the purposes of sentencing, therefore doubling the two year sentence. He has thus agreed to 4 years of state time (the original offer was 6 years) at 80% time served (meaning he has to actually serve 80% of those 4 … Continued

PRESS RELEASE This morning, felony robbery and hate crime charges were dismissed against Occupy Oakland activists, Nneka Crawford, Michael Davis & Randolph Wilkins. The three defendants commend the District Attorney’s office for dismissing these charges in the interest of justice, and encourage the Alameda County District Attorney’s office to continue to dismiss future cases that are without merit. Ms. Crawford said: “These dismissals are very telling of how the Oakland Police Department operates. I hope everyone realizes that despite how horrible the charges sounded,the presumption of innocence is really, really … Continued

5/22: Pretrial hearing for Kali in Dept 704 of Gale-Schenone Hall of Justice (Pleasanton), 9am. 5/23: One comrade in Dept 115 of Wiley Manuel, 9am. 5/24: SENTENCING HEARING FOR JESUS, Dept 14, Rene Davidson, 9am. Two comrades in 104 for pretrial at Wiley, 9am. One arrested at the farm, one arrested on May Day. 5/25: One comrade in Dept 111 of Wiley Manuel, 9am. chris in dept 112, 2pm, wiley manuel (arraignment). 31820

5/16: Pretrial Hearings for three comrades in Dept. 104 at Wiley Manuel, 9am. 5/17: One comrade in Dept. 104 at Wiley Manuel, 9am. 31176

as of sunday, May 6th, only two comrades arrested during May Day remain in custody. 5/7: One comrade in dept 112 at Wiley Manuel, 9am arrested on May Day. 5/8: Probation hold hearing for Truth, 11am, dept 11 at Rene Davidson One comrade at Wiley Manuel in dept 107, 9am, arrested at OPD open house last Friday. Two comrades at Wiley Manuel in dept 112 at 2pm, both arrested at OPD open house last Friday. 5/9: Two comrades at Wiley Manuel in dept 115 at 9am. One comrade arrested on … Continued

About seven comrades are being released from Santa Rita tonight but four more are still being held over for arraignment & will have court tomorrow. What you can do to help! Go to court 5/4/12! Wiley Manuel Courthouse is located at 661 Washington @ 7th Street in downtown Oakland. The one misdemeanor arraignment is at 9am in department 107 and three felony arraignments are at 10am in department 112. Packing dept. 112 is really important so if you only want to attend one arraignment, this is the one to go … Continued

That was a great MayDay! Now let’s get our people out! Here’s an update: We are aware of about 15 people in custody. Fifteen or so have been cited and released. We believe that no more people will be released today, but the rest of our locked up comrades have court tomorrow. Here’s what you can do to help! Go to court tomorrow! Wiley Manuel Courthouse is located at 661 Washington @ 7th Street in downtown Oakland. All the misdemenors are at 9am in department 107 and all the felonies … Continued

4/23: Two comrades in dept 115 at Wiley Manuel, 9am. Jury deliberation in the case of Jesus lookalike Cameron Rose in dept 4 at Rene Davidson. 4/25: One hearing in Dept 104 at Wiley Manuel, 9am. Comrade arrested on J28 and facing vandalism charges. Kali in Dept 704 for pretrial hearing at Gale Schenone Hall of Justice (Pleasanton), 9am. 27870