Mylene Vialard

Released
Date of birth:c. 1967
Age:59
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:2020s
State:Minnesota
Support
Environmental Activism Indigenous Sovereignty
Mylene Vialard

Biography

Mylene Vialard, age 54, attached herself to a 25-foot bamboo tower blocking a Line 3 pipeline pumping station in Aitkin County, Minnesota on August 21, 2021 in support of the water-protector resistance to the pipeline through Indigenous territory. Convicted of felony obstruction; 2 days county jail plus 1 year probation.

Case

Itasca County District Court
Charges: Minn. Stat. 609.50.1(2) obstructing legal process (felony); 609.6055.2(a)(3) gross misdemeanor trespass on critical public-service facility (dropped) - August 2021 Line 3 pipeline pumping-station blockade
Arrested: Aug 20, 2021
Incarcerated: Aug 20, 2021
Released: August 2021
Sentence: 2 days county jail + 1 year probation
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Minnesota

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