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Jurors acquit border aid volunteer Scott Warren on harboring charges [View all]
Federal court jurors in Tucson drew a line between harboring and help on Wednesday, when they acquitted border aid worker Scott Warren on felony charges for the assistance he gave to two Central American men last year.
The not guilty verdict came after just 24 hours of deliberation, and it was greeted with cheering, laughter and tears from Warren’s supporters and fellow aid workers, including a contingent of clergy members from across the country.
“The government failed in its attempt to criminalize basic human kindness,” Warren told the crowd outside the downtown courthouse after it was over.
The volunteer for the Tucson-based humanitarian aid group No More Deaths was indicted on two felony harboring charges after authorities raided an Ajo migrant aid station known as the Barn in January 2018.
The not guilty verdict came after just 24 hours of deliberation, and it was greeted with cheering, laughter and tears from Warren’s supporters and fellow aid workers, including a contingent of clergy members from across the country.
“The government failed in its attempt to criminalize basic human kindness,” Warren told the crowd outside the downtown courthouse after it was over.
The volunteer for the Tucson-based humanitarian aid group No More Deaths was indicted on two felony harboring charges after authorities raided an Ajo migrant aid station known as the Barn in January 2018.
https://tucson.com/news/local/not-guilty-jurors-acquit-border-aid-volunteer-scott-warren-on/article_f5100171-c1ee-58d2-84b8-9ab85e98ecea.html
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