STEVE MARTINEZ

DAPL protester who refused to testify is back in federal custody

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – A Dakota Access Pipeline protester who has refused to provide testimony to a federal grand jury is back in custody. Steve Martinez was held in contempt of court for the second time in a month.  The 46-year-old Martinez is being held in the Burleigh Morton Detention Center. Martinez was released on a technicality Feb. 22 following 19…

Dapl And Wilansky
Local News, North Dakota News

Violent DAPL Protest Still Being Investigated Four Years Later

TJ Nelson,

MORTON CO., N.D. — A violent protest four years ago between Dakota Access Pipeline protesters and law enforcement is still being investigated. One protester has recently been jailed for refusing to provide grand jury testimony. No one has been criminally charged in the November 2016 clash, which severely injured 21-year-old Sophia Wilansky of New York City. She has sued law…