Sharpton Sentenced to Jail in Vieques Protest
A federal judge in San Juan sentenced civil rights activist Al Sharpton to 90 days in jail and ordered him to pay a $500 fine for trespassing on a Navy bombing range during protests against military training on the island of Vieques.
The Rev. Sharpton was arrested May 1 along with Bronx Democratic Party President Roberto Ramirez, New York State Assemblyman Jose Rivera and New York City Councilman Aldofo Carrion.
The politicians were sentenced to 40 days in prison and fined $500.
The judge was tougher on Sharpton than the others because of his previous arrest during a 1993 protest on the Brooklyn Bridge.
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