Activists' Home Raided by FBI

Activists' Homes Raided by FBI

By WILL CARLESS
Voice Staff Writer
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005

Justin Hand used to have a document on his wall that said "Just say no to the police: What to do if the police come to the door." He said he downloaded it from the ACLU's Web site.
He doesn't have it any more. The FBI confiscated it when they searched his house on Friday.

Hand is the husband of jailed vegan activist Danae Kelley. Kelley and another activist, David Agranoff, were jailed on July 12, 2005 when U.S. District Chief Judge Irma Gonzalez ruled they were in contempt of court for refusing to testify in a federal grand jury investigation.

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Attorneys for Kelley and Agranoff were also concerned about the presence of a United States prosecutor at Hand's apartment as the search was taking place. According to Hand, United States attorney Steve Cook, who is prosecuting Kelley and Agranoff, was at Hand's apartment for the three-hour duration of the search.

Former U.S. attorney Bill Braniff said that was "unusual," but said agents can provide for the presence of a prosecutor when they apply to the court for a search warrant. The United States Attorney's Manual does not include any special rules for attorneys to follow when requesting that a prosecutor is present during a search.

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Round up the Vegans. Now there's a real terrorist threat...

We are so screwed...

Funny, they don't seem nearly as eager to solve that case.