Not guilty: Jurors acquit border aid volunteer Scott Warren on harboring charges
Source: Tucson.com
Federal court jurors in Tucson found border aid volunteer Scott Warren not guilty of harboring charges after just two and a half hours of deliberation Wednesday.
The case hinged on the difference between helping and harboring.
In closing arguments earlier Wednesday, defense lawyer Gregory Kuykendall said Warren only provided humanitarian aid to two Central American men who crossed the border illegally in January 2018.
"Being a good Samaritan is not against the law. Practicing the Golden Rule is not a felony," Kuykendall told the jury.
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LonePirate
(13,379 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,181 posts)irisblue
(32,793 posts)ck4829
(34,905 posts)diva77
(7,599 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I do not think this applies It's unclear if the jury believed that the defendant was guilty.
Sienna86
(2,147 posts)bluestarone
(16,641 posts)SUE the bastards
SunSeeker
(51,299 posts)Karadeniz
(22,156 posts)Canoe52
(2,944 posts)in2herbs
(2,940 posts)riversedge
(69,537 posts)FuzzyRabbit
(1,956 posts)It is if you are a Republican. If they believed in practicing the Golden Rule Warren would never have been charged.
Kali
(54,990 posts)who has helped a number of migrants over the years, I thank the jury and hope the precedence continues.
iluvtennis
(19,716 posts)do.
wnylib
(21,146 posts)convict him. Disturbing enough that he was even charged.
So in spite of rhe insanity of Trumpists, there are st leasr 12 sane people in NM who are not buying into the BS.
mahatmakanejeeves
(56,710 posts)Trumps DOJ tried Warren for the crime of trying to make sure migrants in the desert didnt die of thirst. (The specific charges were more technical, but thats the real point.) First trial ended in a hung jury. DOJ just now straight up lost the retrial. A rare jury acquittal.
Link to tweet
sinkingfeeling
(51,201 posts)burrowowl
(17,593 posts)And it shows there are still good people out there! Cheers to the jury!