On Dec 22, 5:04 pm, "Phxbrd" <
lesliesethhamm...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Activist who left water jugs in desert avoids jail
> Dec. 22, 2009 10:32 AM
> Associated Press
>
> GREEN VALLEY - A border activist has decided he would rather comply with an
> order to complete 300 hours of community service than go to jail.
>
> Walt Staton had vowed not to comply with his sentence for leaving water jugs
> on a southern Arizona wildlife preserve last year. The area is a popular
> route for illegal immigrants entering the U.S., and many have died from lack
> of water while crossing the desert.
>
> The 28-year-old Tucson resident has one year to complete the hours.
>
> Staton was convicted of littering in June after being cited in December 2008
> by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent for leaving water jugs in the
> Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge west of Arivaca.
>
> U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer Guerin gave Staton until Monday's hearing to
> reconsider his decision or face 25 days in jail.
Encouraging and aiding illegal alien invaders should carry at least a
five
year jail term.
climber
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