On May 6, the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office of Brian Mason moved to dismiss all remaining charges in his district against Lillian House, Joel Northam, Eliza Lucero, and Terrance Roberts. The office cited as the reason “an ethical obligation to only proceed on charges [the] office can prove and to dismiss charges that [they] cannot prove.” None of these four defendants, in an effort to have the charges dropped, agreed to give testimony against other people in the movement.
We certainly agree with Mason’s conclusion. It has been plain to people in Aurora and all over the country from the beginning of this prosecution that the charges levied against these organizers lacked any real basis. The prosecution has centered on a concerted effort to discredit these organizers and the peaceful and justified movement for justice for Elijah McClain. It focused on peripheral acts from individuals completely unrelated to the organizers or the vast majority of participants.
Denverites protest police killings while Derek Chauvin s trial winds down
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Gran victoria en Denver: el juez desestima el cargo de secuestro, pero los líderes de la protesta aún enfrentan 36 años – Liberation News
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The embattled leaders of the movement pushing for justice for Elijah McClain Lillian House, Joel Northam, Eliza Lucero and Terrance Roberts find themselves on higher ground after two recent court victories.
The four were arrested in September and charged with a myriad of felonies and misdemeanors in connection with protests last summer, including allegedly inciting riots, committing theft, blocking highways and attempting to kidnap Aurora Police Department officers; some of the charges carried the potential of decades in prison. But on April 5, newly elected 18th Judicial District DA John Kellner dropped all felony and most misdemeanor charges against the protest leaders in connection with incidents in Arapahoe County. That decision followed the March 25 dismissal of the most severe charges attempted kidnapping of eighteen officers inside Aurora’s District 1 Precinct headquarters on March 25 by Adams County Judge Leroy Kirby.
Several Charges Dropped Against Three Colorado BLM Protest Leaders, Still Face Over 13 Years in Jail
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