Gary Johnson Held on $5000 Bail for Sleep Protests ..
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at Santa Cruz County Courthouse Gary Johnson, the homeless activist doing the nightly protest against the Sleeping Ban, the Lodging Ban, and the curfew at the Santa Cruz County Courthouse from late December
Gary Johnson, the homeless activist doing the nightly protest against
the Sleeping Ban, the Lodging Ban, and the curfew at the Santa Cruz
County Courthouse from late December until earlier this month, has been
incarcerated since January 6 in what amounts to indefinite detention for
the crime of sleeping. Johnson has received the bail amount of $5000
after having been arrested four times for "lodging" 647(e) and
"trespassing" 602(o) during his protests.
As Johnson waits until February 3 for a demurrer hearing before Judge
John Gallagher, community members have expressed concerns over the legal
attack on him. Occupy Santa Cruz members held their second noise
demonstration on January 18 at the Santa Cruz County Jail in what the
newly formed Jail Solidarity working group hopes will be a regular
weekly event until Johnson is freed.
source indybay.org