F16 Legal Update - Support Needed Tuesday 9 am, 850 Bryant

The last protestor arrested on F16 who is still in custody, will be appearing in court tomorrow at 9 AM. It is speculated that he is being charged with offenses at the J18 anti-war march, where demonstrators attacked numerous symbols of war and capitalism, including the SF Chronicle, the British Consulate, and the INS.

Show up Tuesday, February 25
9 AM
850 Bryant St. SF
(corner of 7th and Bryant)
(from Civic Center BART station, walk N on market to 7th, turn right and walk a few blocks to Bryant, just past I-80)

****Report from Today****

San Francisco, CA
Monday, February 24

9 AM - "Broderick Harrison" appears in court, is informed that his attorney cannot be present, and is asked to reappear the following day at 9 AM. He asked that bail not be posted for him (currently set at $18,000) until after his appearance, where it may be lowered significantly. He also did not want to be bailed out before "Jack Bay", the other protestor still held in custody through today. He waved and smiled at the packed court-room, and returned to the jail.

9:30 AM - Court room packed with people in support and solidarity. Willie Brown makes special appearance, welcomed with calls from the audience "No back room deals!!!" He then continues through the court-room to the back room.

"D's" pretrial court date set as March 14th in dept. 17 at 9 am. Trial set to start on June 2nd.

Jack Bay, currently being represented by a public defender, though the NLG is working on finding a lawyer for him, appears and pleads "Not Guilty" to charges against him from the F16 protest. His bail is lowered from $25,000 to $2,500.

10:15 AM - Crowd filters outside to have post-court meeting. Another Willie Brown sighting. His time of arrival and departure suggests he was there specifically to witness or affect these political cases. Shouts from the crowd are heard: "Fuck you Willie Brown!" "Impeach that motherfucker!" "We'll have some pies waiting for you next time!" "Fuck Willie!"

Bail is posted for Jack Bay. An anonymous donor offers to pay Broderick Harrison's bail in full, but will wait until after his appearance tomorrow.

For more information, or to offer support, please email supportf16now [at] yahoo.com