12/23 Update about Daniel Mc Gowan

Dear friends and supporters,

Unbeknownst to us, Daniel was arraigned yesterday and is currently being held in
Lane County Jail and will probably be there until Tuesday, though he is registered
at Sheridan Federal Detention Center. Since he is in a county jail, we are told he
is not registered under his federal number. We are not able to confirm whether or
not he is on "suicide watch" due to the unfortunate loss of Bill Rodgers.

Reports from the courthouse yesterday are:
here: http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2005/12/330832.shtml
and
here: http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2005/12/330840.shtml

He was represented by a public defender who was apparently selected by Daniel's
newly hired representation, who is on vacation at this time. To be clear, this was
only an arraignment and not a bail hearing. Daniel's counsel will let us know when
this is, though it may be the January 9th date. Again, all is unclear and these
first-hand accounts are more information than we've been able to gather at this
point.

More forthcoming,
Family and Friends of Daniel McGowan