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James Ricks

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:2010s
State:New York
Support
Anti-War
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Biography

James Ricks is a peace activist from Ithaca, New York who participated in the October 2012 protest at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base near Syracuse, where activists trespassed to protest the U.S. drone warfare program. Hancock trains MQ-9 Reaper drone pilots responsible for lethal strikes in Afghanistan and other countries. Ricks was convicted of disorderly conduct and sentenced to 15 days in Onondaga County Jail in 2013.

Case

Onondaga County Correctional Facility
Charges: Disorderly conduct; trespassed at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base
Arrested: Oct 1, 2012
Sentence: Charges as recorded: Disorderly conduct; trespassed at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base during anti-drone protest, October 2012
Institution State: New York