Jorge Torres was a Spanish freelance videographer jailed while documenting Greenpeace’s 2001 Vandenberg anti-missile protest.
The contemporary report names Jorge C. Torres. Source.
Case
Charges: Conspiracy to trespass — misdemeanor plea following Vandenberg missile-test protest
Arrested: Jul 14, 2001
Incarcerated: Jul 14, 2001
Released: Jul 17, 2001
Sentence: Videographer held about four days; released July 17, 2001 on bail. A 2002 misdemeanor plea resolved the felony prosecution. Post-release travel restrictions and probation are not jail time.
