They are 82-year-old Jesuit Rev. Bill Bichsel of Tacoma, 60-year-old Jesuit Rev. Stephen Kelly, of Oakland, Calif., 84-year-old Sister Anne Montgomery of Redwood City, Calif., 67-year-old retired teacher Susan Crane of Baltimore, and 60-year-old social worker Lynne Greenwald of Bremerton.
Anti-nuclear weapon protesters convicted in Tacoma
A federal jury in Tacoma has convicted five anti-war activists who cut fences at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in November 2009 to protest Trident submarine nuclear weapons.
The Associated Press
TACOMA, Wash. —A federal jury in Tacoma has convicted five anti-war activists who cut fences at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in November 2009 to protest Trident submarine nuclear weapons.
The U.S. attorney's office said the five were convicted Monday on all counts of conspiracy, trespass and destruction of government property.
They are 82-year-old Jesuit Rev. Bill Bichsel of Tacoma, 60-year-old Jesuit Rev. Stephen Kelly, of Oakland, Calif., 84-year-old Sister Anne Montgomery of Redwood City, Calif., 67-year-old retired teacher Susan Crane of Baltimore, and 60-year-old social worker Lynne Greenwald of Bremerton.
The News Tribune of Tacoma reports they could face up to 10 years in prison when they are sentenced March 28.
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