Judge Orders Release of Animal-Rights Activist
A federal judge Thursday ordered the release of a 21-year-old animal-rights activist who had spent 75 days in jail for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury investigating a 2003 arson.
Danae Kelley was ordered released after federal prosecutors withdrew her grant of immunity. Two protesters remain in jail for refusing to testify.
Federal prosecutors want the three to testify about a speech, which they attended, by an Earth Liberation Front member. The group has taken responsibility for the $50-million fire at a condominium complex under construction.
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