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Brianna Gibson

Released
Full name:Brianna LaTrell Gibson
Date of birth:1991
Age:35
Era:2010s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
2 Days
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Environmental Activism Greenpeace
Brianna Gibson

Biography

Brianna Gibson was one of 22 Greenpeace activists federally charged after the September 12, 2019 blockade of the Houston Ship Channel from the Fred Hartman Bridge, a protest against fossil-fuel exports in which climbers suspended themselves from the span. Held from September 12, they were released on September 14, 2019 when a federal magistrate granted all 22 personal-recognizance bonds. Reported as 28 years old at the time of the arrest, and resident in Brooklyn, New York. No one charged received a prison sentence; the state and federal cases were eventually resolved through agreements leading to dismissal.

Case

Charges: Aiding and abetting obstruction of navigable waters.
Arrested: Sep 12, 2019
Incarcerated: Sep 12, 2019
Released: Sep 14, 2019
Sentence: Held from September 12, 2019 until September 14, 2019, when a federal magistrate released all 22 defendants on personal-recognizance bonds. Verdict as recorded: No prison sentence — the state and federal cases were resolved through agreements leading to dismissal Charges as recorded: Aiding and abetting obstruction of navigable waters — the Fred Hartman Bridge blockade of the Houston Ship Channel.
Convicted: No — charges dismissed