Land Protector Kriss Wells was arrested October 29, 2016 on Shirley Gerjets land at Bold Iowa’s Farmers Defense Camp in Calhoun county. He pleaded not guilty, with the climate crisis and eminent domain as justification. Last Thursday he was found guilty by jury trial in Rockwell City. Erin Sommers from The Graphic-Advocate reports.
Pipeline protester convicted of trespassing
Erin Sommers Graphic-Advocate Editor
A second person who was arrested last fall for protesting the Dakota Access pipeline has been convicted of trespassing on the work site.
A jury convicted Kriss Wells, 65, of Minneapolis, on the misdemeanor charge after a brief deliberation. Five witnesses, including Wells, took the stand in the trial – three were law enforcement officers who testified about how Wells stepped on to the disturbed soil within Dakota Access pipeline’s easement on Oct. 29, 2016. Wells and Rockwell City landowner Shirley Gerjets testified on his behalf.
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