Posted 2:16 pm Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Green Party presidential candidate arrested in Wood County
Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein was arrested this morning in Wood County for criminal trespassing, a jailer at the Wood County Sheriff's Office confirmed.
The arrest occurred about 10 a.m. on Farm-to-Market Road 2088. She is still in the Wood County Jail on a $1,500 bond. Criminal trespassing is a class B misdemeanor.
Dr. Stein, a 62-year-old physician, was arrested after bringing food and supplies to the “Tar Sands Blockade,” a coalition of climate justice activists who are attempting to stop the Keystone XL pipeline in Texas, according to her campaign website.
“Everyone needs to step up resistance to climate-killing emissions,” Dr. Stein said on her website. Republican presidential candidate Mitt “Romney and (President Barack) Obama are only talking about the symptoms of climate change in terms of destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy; the blockaders are addressing the cause.”
Dr. Stein's website states that she was joined by seven others today, including three blockaders and four members of the media.
“They were delivering fresh fruits and vegetables, canned proteins, trail mix, and Halloween candy. They were not warned of imminent arrests; and the arresting officers did not self-identify as police,” the website reads.
She had no prior arrests, according to the website.
“Everyone needs to step up resistance to climate-killing emissions,” Dr. Stein said on her website. Republican presidential candidate Mitt “Romney and (President Barack) Obama are only talking about the symptoms of climate change in terms of destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy; the blockaders are addressing the cause.”
Dr. Stein's website states that she was joined by seven others today, including three blockaders and four members of the media.
“They were delivering fresh fruits and vegetables, canned proteins, trail mix, and Halloween candy. They were not warned of imminent arrests; and the arresting officers did not self-identify as police,” the website reads.
She had no prior arrests, according to the website.
