Eleven charged in protests against tar sands pipeline

I promised to update Civil disobedience against tar sands in Marshall, Michigan in WXYZ this entry.  Recent events have overtaken that promise, as WILX reports 12 Protesters Arrested at Enbridge Inc. Construction Site.  Here's the video.



The Lansing State Journal's headline read Twelve arrested at Enbridge protest in Stockbridge.

Security around the Enbridge 6B easement will be increased due to "safety concerns" after 12 people were arrested Monday during a protest at the site, a company spokesman said.

Eight protesters from the Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands were arrested in the morning out of a group of about 40.

Four more protesters, who had attached themselves to two bulldozers, were arrested by early afternoon.

That was yesterday.  Today's Lansing State Journal updated the situation with Four face felony charges after Enbridge pipeline protest.

Four of the 11 people jailed after protesting oil pipeline construction near Stockbridge face felony charges, officials said.

The four are charged with resisting and obstructing police, a felony punishable by up to two years in prison. Each also faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge.
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The other seven protesters are charged with trespassing.

Somehow, one person was either erroneously reported arrested or wasn't charged.  That's OK, there are still a dozen people charged with trespassing and other crimes as a result of protesting the Enbridge tar sands pipeline.  Let's not forget Christopher Wahmhoff, who was arrested last month in Marshall.  Follow over the jump for the latest on his story.