2/17/05: Since the end of December three ELF actions have occurred in the Sacramento area. Two attempted arsons at developments in Auburn and Lincoln were claimed by an ELF communiqué sent to the Auburn Journal and the Sacramento Bee. A third successful arson at an apartment complex in Sutter Creek was discovered with graffiti that said “WE WILL WIN-ELF”. Recent bomb parts have been found on the steps of a court house and a DMV station, even though Lewis was in jail. The bomb parts are pipe bombs, things that have never been used by the ELF and go against their non-violent, (towards living things), code of ethics. On Tuesday February 8 the FBI arrested Newcastle resident Ryan Daniel Lewis in connection with a recent ELF action. Lewis is being charged with arson and attempted arson of a commercial building. Lewis is charged only with the attempted arson in Auburn and the FBI continues to investigate all three incidences. Lewis was arraigned Thursday and appointed a federal public defender. The FBI has yet to reveal what evidence, if any, it has against Lewis. The criminal complaint against him and the search warrant were sealed in US District court in Sacramento. The FBI investigation into the ELF actions is ongoing. The US Attorney has also convened a grand jury to investigate the recent ELF actions. They have begun visiting area anarchists, suponeaing witnesses, and will hear testimony on February 24th. If you are from the Sacramento area and have been visited by the FBI about this, please get in contact with Sacramento Prisoner Support. Read report here. The photo above (right) is of a member of the Placer County Sheriff Department's bomb squad preparing to inspect a pipe bomb found behind the Department of Motor Vehicles building in Auburn. Photo by Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal