[Ppnews] 2 Grand Jury resisters jailed in Twin Cities

[Political Prisoner News]

Pair taken into custody after failing to testify

Ann McGlynn | Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:50 am
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_efe6ca22-d388-11de-a0eb-001cc4c03286.html

Two people who appeared before a federal grand jury this morning were 
taken into custody after they refused to testify.

Carrie Feldman, 20, and Scott DeMuth, 22, both from the Twin Cities, 
were jailed for civil contempt.

After their appearances before the grand jury, the two were brought 
into open court. The two had refused to testify in the secret 
proceeding. They then were offered limited immunity for their 
testimony in order to compel them to talk, but they still refused. 
That led to the civil contempt.

They will be held indefinitely or until they agree to testify.

The two believe the grand jury is investigating the Animal Liberation 
Front, which claimed responsibility for a 2004 break-in at a lab at 
the University of Iowa.

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Protesters show support for 'Carrie and Scott'

About three dozen people are protesting this morning outside the 
federal courthouse in Davenport as two people are scheduled to appear 
before a grand jury that may be investigating an 
animal-rights-related break-in at the University of Iowa in 2004.

Protesters are carrying signs, some of them reading, "Liberation, not 
incrimination," "Resist grand juries" and "Support Carrie and Scott."

Carrie Feldman, 20, and Scott DeMuth, 22, both from the Twin Cities, 
are scheduled to appear before the federal grand jury at 9 a.m. 
today. Feldman appeared before the grand jury last month and refused 
to answer questions. Both said they will refuse to cooperate with the 
grand jury today.

A heavy presence of both Davenport and federal law enforcement is at 
the courthouse as well. A member of the federal Protective Services 
met with the protesters this morning, saying that their First 
Amendment rights would be respected. But he warned them not to impede 
traffic and not to deface the building.

Feldman and DeMuth believe the grand jury is investigating the Animal 
Liberation Front, which claimed responsibility for the University of 
Iowa break-in and released a video detailing the crime. These 
activists committed multiple felonies when they fraudulently obtained 
security cards, vandalized offices, stole equipment and released mice 
and rats bred for lab experiments. The university reported damage in 
excess of $450,000.

Both Feldman and DeMuth said they were in high school in 2004.
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