[sudo-discuss] E-- Arrested with Felonies

E- was arrested yesterday (Thurs) while he was leaving the Albany Bulb. He's facing two felony charges that seem random and bizarre. No one is sure what the story is, he got snatched up while he was alone. E- is in custody at Santa Rita Jail and is being arraigned at 2 PM MON in Dept 112, 6th floor at Wiley W Manuel Courthouse at 6th/ Washington in Downtown Oakland. I have heard that he is currently facing charges of felony posession of tools to escape from jail and felony posession of weapons. This is the fifth arrest of Bulb activists in Albany in the last three or four days. We are trying to get E- a pro-bono lawyer through the National Lawyers Guild Demonstrations Committee and personal connections that people have. If you are/know a sympathetic criminal defense lawyer, please get in touch. We are also trying to get E- a jail visit sometime this weekend to check on him. Before his first courtdate, only a lawyer can visit. It can be any lawyer though, they don't have to take on his case. Packing the courtroom is good for E-'s morale and good for the judge to see also. Largely what they will determine at this first court appearance is community ties, which determines whether a person will be freed with or without having to post bail, or if that's even an option. Sometimes the cops are pissed and you get crazy trumped up felony charges that get thrown out or lowered down at arraignment. Let's hope this doesn't get too serious, but also it potentially is. Let's hopefully come together and have a big sudo showing for E- Mon at court! Feel free to contact me for updates... Gabby