Biography
Mary Snyder was arrested during a 2012 nonviolent antiwar or antinuclear protest.
The issue individually names Mary Snyder among those arrested at the June 28, 2012 anti-drone blockade at Hancock Field. It says most arrestees were released on recognizance, without identifying Snyder’s exact discharge. No custody duration or criminal outcome is inferred.
An April 3, 2015 Nuclear Resister report individually names Mary Snyder among four defendants whose charges Judge Robert Jokl dismissed “in the interest of justice” after motions in DeWitt Town Court. It explicitly identifies the four as among 31 people arrested during the April 28, 2013 nonviolent die-in at Hancock Air National Guard Base. It reports trespass, two counts of disorderly conduct, and misdemeanor obstruction of government administration; attorneys Jonathan Wallace, Kathy Manley and Kim Zimmer presented motions for the four. The publication date is not used as an exact dismissal day. The report supplies no individual jail admission, release day or completed custody duration. Contemporary report.
The contemporary report individually names this participant among those arrested at Hancock Air Base on April 28, 2013 after the anti-drone funeral procession. Its follow-up specifically includes this person in the twenty-one-person arraignment list. The report names Benack, Gideon and Jokl collectively as the judges and gives a range of bail amounts; it does not assign one judge or bail amount to each listed individual. Contemporary source.
The sheriff’s roster reproduced with the April 22, 2011 Hancock Field protest report individually named Mary Snyder among the people arrested outside the base in the anti-drone demonstration. The article reports trespassing and obstruction-of-justice charges. It describes handcuffs, a wait, and boarding a bus intended for Justice Center processing; it does not establish an individual jail-admission or release time.
Sources: The Nuclear Resister, report 893.
