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Celeste Legere

AKA: Christopher Jacob Legere / Celeste Friend
Awaiting Trial
Gender:Nonbinary
Race:White
Era:2020s
State:Pennsylvania
Time Imprisoned:
21 Days
Support
Animal Rights Activism Anarchism Northumberland 2 Animal Liberation Front
Celeste Legere

Biography

Worcester, Massachusetts anarchist arrested October 19, 2024 with her partner Cara Mitrano for the alleged release of 683 mink from Richard H. Stahl & Sons Inc. fur farm in Rockefeller Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Affiliated with the Firehouse and Collective A Go Go Worcester anarchist communes. The Northumberland County DA's felony ecoterrorism and RICO charges were dismissed pretrial; trial on remaining felony cruelty, theft, criminal mischief, conspiracy, burglary, and agricultural-vandalism counts is set for May 2026. Legere spent twenty-one days in Northumberland County Prison before being released on $15,000 bail. In March 2025 the ALF released 2,000 mink elsewhere in the couple's name.

Case

Northumberland County Prison
Charges: Felony aggravated cruelty to animals; cruelty to animals; criminal mischief; theft by unlawful taking; criminal trespass; conspiracy; burglary; agricultural vandalism. (Felony ecoterrorism dismissed; RICO/corrupt-organizations dropped; no federal AETA charges.)
Arrested: Oct 19, 2024
Incarcerated: Oct 19, 2024
Released: Nov 9, 2024
Prosecutor: Northumberland County DA Mike O'Donnell
Judge: Paige Rosini
Institution State: Pennsylvania