Birdman
09-27-2004, 09:13 AM
Animal Extremist Admits to Setting Suspicious Fire- (09/23)
Utah
An animal activist has confessed to setting a fire in the name of animal rights and has agreed to testify “regarding any other illegal acts on behalf of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) or the Earth Liberation Front (ELF).”
According to the Provo Herald, Harrison David Burrows pleaded guilty on September 14 to a federal charge of destruction of property by fire. He had set fire to a Brigham Young University (BYU) farm building “to make a political statement on behalf of the Animal Liberation Front.” In exchange, the government said it would recommend his prison sentence be only five years. Burrows faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced on January 10.
Burrows agreed to testify before any grand jury or at any trial about his involvement and the participation of others in the BYU fire or any other illegal acts by the extremist groups. He claimed responsibility for other BYU vandalisms including the freeing of caged rabbits and birds from an on-campus farm. He has not been charged in those incidents.
Robert Fraley
President KHEA
1620 Beechwood Road
Owenton, KY 40359
Utah
An animal activist has confessed to setting a fire in the name of animal rights and has agreed to testify “regarding any other illegal acts on behalf of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) or the Earth Liberation Front (ELF).”
According to the Provo Herald, Harrison David Burrows pleaded guilty on September 14 to a federal charge of destruction of property by fire. He had set fire to a Brigham Young University (BYU) farm building “to make a political statement on behalf of the Animal Liberation Front.” In exchange, the government said it would recommend his prison sentence be only five years. Burrows faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced on January 10.
Burrows agreed to testify before any grand jury or at any trial about his involvement and the participation of others in the BYU fire or any other illegal acts by the extremist groups. He claimed responsibility for other BYU vandalisms including the freeing of caged rabbits and birds from an on-campus farm. He has not been charged in those incidents.
Robert Fraley
President KHEA
1620 Beechwood Road
Owenton, KY 40359