A climate change activist who dumped red powder on a case containing the original copy of the U.S. Constitution was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison for his role in the vandalism earlier this year at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

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Climate activists sentenced for red powder attack on US Constitution

A climate change activist has learned his fate after dumping red powder on a case containing the Constitution of the United States.

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Judge Humbles Climate Change Activist, Says Targeting of the Constitution Was Just 'Plain Old Vandalism'

A Maryland man accused in attacks on D.C. museums gets a two-year sentence for pouring red powder over the Constitution, an action that cost $50,000 to clean up.

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Activists sentenced for red powder attacks on U.S. Constitution, museums

Two climate activists accused of throwing a red powder on the U.S. Constitution display case at the National Archives earlier this year have been sentenced to more than a year in prison, The Washington Post reported. Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, and Jackson Green, 27, of Utah, were charged with felony destruction of government property after…

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Red powder is seen on a display case at National Archives in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. The National Archives building and galleries were evacuated on Feb. 14 after two protesters dumped powder on the protective casing around the U.S. Constitution. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)(AP/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)  
Red powder is seen on a display case at National Archives in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. The National Archives bui…

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Climate change activist gets 2 years in prison for dumping red powder on Constitution display

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A climate change activist who dumped red powder on a case containing the original copy of the U.S. Constitution was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison for his role in the vandalism earlier this year at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

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Maryland activist gets 2 years for vandalizing Constitution display

Two climate activists accused of throwing a red powder on the U.S. Constitution display case at the National Archives earlier this year have been sentenced to more than a year in prison, The Washington Post reported. Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, and Jackson Green, 27, of Utah, were charged with felony destruction of government property after dumping the fine red powder over the display case, according in an indictment that was unsealed in Dis…

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A climate change activist who dumped red powder on a case containing the original copy of the U.S. Constitution was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison for his role in the vandalism earlier this year at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson told Donald Zepeda that his […] The post Judge Humbles Climate Change Activist, Says Targeting of the Constitution Was Just ‘Plain Old Vandalism’ appeared fir…

Climate change activist gets 2 years in prison for dumping red powder on Constitution display

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