Greenpeace activists now facing federal charges after Fred Hartman Bridge protest near Houston
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The Greenpeace protesters arrested after suspending themselves from the Fred Hartman Bridge Thursday will also face federal charges.
22 activists are charges with aiding and abetting obstruction of navigable waters, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick announced Friday.
All 31 individuals accused in the stunt that blocked the bridge and shut down part of the Houston Ship Channel were already charged with obstructing critical infrastructure, a felony, and criminal trespass and obstructing a highway, a misdemeanor.
The Harris County Sheriff’s released the names and mugshots of 25 people in custody, including all eleven who were hanging from the bridge. They have warrants out for six others. Those accused all bonded out of jail.
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