Carl Davison (Davy) arraignment

Our friend Davy was arrested at a downtown Berkeley action in protest of the Johannes Mehserle verdict the night of Thursday, July 15th. He was arrested for nothing other than participating in this protest. However, while all other arrestees recieved only 7 day stay-away orders, he was singled out, taken away and charged with felony possession of an illegal knife and misdemeanor obstruction of justice. He's currently being held at Santa Rita jail on $7,500 bail. Because he was singled out and won't be handled in a group, we're trying to get as much court support together as possible. Davy is a U.S. military combat veteran, war resister and member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. He is an important and well-loved member of our community, and damn it, we want him back!

If you are a lawyer, know lawyers or can help with legal, please email us at Amnaira [at] gmail.com. If you know Davy personally and can vouch for him to be released on Own Recognizance, please contact us. If you don't want to see this country turn into a police state where people are singled out and jailed for expressing their opinions, please show up in court at 9am Monday morning!