A-Infos (en) Updates on Jeremy’s run in with the law. Wingnut Anarchist Collective

On September 27th, several of us went to the Manchester court building to support Jeremy 
at his preliminary hearing for the charges filed against him by the VCU Police. For those 
of you who might not know, Jeremy was arrested on charges of slashing 7 VCU car tires, 
worth $1,330.00, making the charge a felony destruction of property. Jeremy and his public 
defender, at the hearing, were allowed to see some of the evidence that VCU has against 
him, and surprise surprise, without having any physical evidence (besides a few pictures 
of Jeremy AFTER he had been arrested and the picture of a tool confiscated after his 
arrest), the judge ruled that the case would be continued in a Grand Jury hearing on 
November 7. The Commonwealths’ attorney, Christopher Toepp, is the same friend of the 
police who tried to convict those arrested in the Monroe Park Occupation at the beginning 
of the year, as well as the Defenders in the African Burial Ground protest. He lost both 
of those cases, but Jeremy was also told that he specifically requested this trial because 
“he wants to see it done right” and that he is looking for a felony conviction and jail 
time for Jeremy.

Jeremy will be sticking with his public defender for the time being, and has been 
fundraising for the last month or so to raise money for another attorney. Unfortunately, 
lawyers are expensive, and the person he has in mind to represent him requires a $2,500 
retainer fee to even start working on the case. Any help would be greatly appreciated, 
whether it be financial, advice, a friendly word, or helping to put on a fundraising event 
to benefit his legal fund. Also Jeremy has requested that as many people who can attend 
further trial dates as supporters is essential and appreciated, the more eyes and ears 
during this ordeal the better. There has been no word yet as to whether or not Jeremy will 
be able to attend the Nov. 7 date, as it is usually private to the judge and attorneys 
involved.

Anyone who wishes to donate can do so using our handy PayPal button on the website 
http://wingnutrva.org , and be sure to specify what you want the money to be used for.

Thanks everyone for your support so far and in the future!
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