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'Tre Arrow', (born 'Michael James Scarpitti' in 1974), a Florida native, is an environmental activist and politician who gained prominence in the U.S. state of Oregon in the late 1990s.
Arrow is currently imprisoned in Canada, pending extradition by the United States Government to face charges of arson and conspiracy.
Arrow first came to attention of police and international media in July 2000 when he scaled a U.S. Forest Service building in downtown Portland, Oregon and lived on a ledge for 11 days, to protest the plan to log Eagle Creek.[1] His protest played an important role in reversing the Forest Service's plans to log the area.[2]
Arrow ran for Congress in 2000 and received 15,000 votes as a Pacific Green Party candidate.[3]
In October 2001, he suffered a broken pelvis, broken ribs and a concussion when he fell 60 feet from a hemlock tree where he had perched to protest a logging sale in Tillamook County. Arrow's supporters blame his fall on the Oregon Forestry Department's use of sleep deprivation techniques during Arrow's tree sit.
Arrow is wanted by the FBI in connection with the April 15, 2001 arson at Ross Island Sand and Gravel in Portland. Three trucks were damaged in the amount of $200,000. The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) claimed this fire via a written communique. The U.S. Department of Justice says it considers ELF to be the worst "domestic terrorism group."
Another arson occurred a month later at Ray Schoppert Logging Company in Estacada, Oregon, on June 1, 2001. Two logging trucks and a front loader were damaged, resulting in $50,000 worth of damage. The ELF did not claim responsibility, but the explosions were similarly created by milk jugs filled with gasoline, and a fuse made from incense and a pack of matches.
Jacob Sherman, a 21-year old Portland State University student, was subsequently arrested by the FBI and interrogated on four separate occasions. About four months after his arrest Sherman admitted to his involvement in both arsons. In order to avoid a potential life sentence in prison, Sherman named two others who had participated in the crimes: Angela Marie Cesario and Jeremy David Rosenbloom. Facing near certain conviction themselves because of Jake's testimony, Angela and Jeremy decided to enter plea agreements since Jake had already implicated Tre Arrow. All three entered guilty pleas and while Jacob named the high profile activist Tre Arrow as the mastermind behind the arsons, Angela and Jeremy disputed this and testified that Jacob himself was the mastermind.
Arrow was indicted by a federal grand jury in Oregon and charged with four felonies for this crime on October 18, 2002. He was listed on the FBI's December 2002 most-wanted list, and appeared on the America's Most Wanted television program.[4]
Arrow fled to Canada, were he hoped to receive political asylum. In 2004, he was arrested in Victoria, British Columbia for shoplifting a pair of bolt-cutters. He was also charged with resisting arrest. His fingerprints later showed that he was wanted in the United States. He is currently in custody in Victoria's Wilkinson Penitentiary, fighting extradition back to the United States, where he faces a possible sentence of life in prison. He feels he will not receive a fair trial in the states due to character assassination by the media; several newspapers have referred to Arrow as an "eco-terrorist," and the FBI held his capture up as an example of its success in prosecuting terrorists in a 2004 report to Congress.[5] Judges in both Canadian and American cases against him have ruled that the term "terrorist" could not be used during the proceedings against him.[6]
★ Jeff Luers - environmentalist serving twenty-two years for SUV arson attacks
★ Direct action
1. EPA Misled Public on Quality of U.S. Drinking Water
2. Grooming an ELF Carlton Smith
3. Tre Arrow, the Straight Arrow Andres MacLeod
4. http://www.animalrights.net/discussion/fullthread$msgnum=48689
5. http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress04/lewis051804.htm
6. Jailed environmentalist launches hunger strike Kate Webb
★ Tre Arrow's web site
★ ‘Most wanted’ eco-terror arrest: FBI says Michael Scarpitti has ties to ELF group
★ Hunting America's Most Wanted Eco-Terrorist Randall Sullivan
Arrow is currently imprisoned in Canada, pending extradition by the United States Government to face charges of arson and conspiracy.
| Contents |
| Background |
| Arson incidents |
| Legal proceedings |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Background
Arrow first came to attention of police and international media in July 2000 when he scaled a U.S. Forest Service building in downtown Portland, Oregon and lived on a ledge for 11 days, to protest the plan to log Eagle Creek.[1] His protest played an important role in reversing the Forest Service's plans to log the area.[2]
Arrow ran for Congress in 2000 and received 15,000 votes as a Pacific Green Party candidate.[3]
In October 2001, he suffered a broken pelvis, broken ribs and a concussion when he fell 60 feet from a hemlock tree where he had perched to protest a logging sale in Tillamook County. Arrow's supporters blame his fall on the Oregon Forestry Department's use of sleep deprivation techniques during Arrow's tree sit.
Arson incidents
Arrow is wanted by the FBI in connection with the April 15, 2001 arson at Ross Island Sand and Gravel in Portland. Three trucks were damaged in the amount of $200,000. The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) claimed this fire via a written communique. The U.S. Department of Justice says it considers ELF to be the worst "domestic terrorism group."
Another arson occurred a month later at Ray Schoppert Logging Company in Estacada, Oregon, on June 1, 2001. Two logging trucks and a front loader were damaged, resulting in $50,000 worth of damage. The ELF did not claim responsibility, but the explosions were similarly created by milk jugs filled with gasoline, and a fuse made from incense and a pack of matches.
Legal proceedings
Jacob Sherman, a 21-year old Portland State University student, was subsequently arrested by the FBI and interrogated on four separate occasions. About four months after his arrest Sherman admitted to his involvement in both arsons. In order to avoid a potential life sentence in prison, Sherman named two others who had participated in the crimes: Angela Marie Cesario and Jeremy David Rosenbloom. Facing near certain conviction themselves because of Jake's testimony, Angela and Jeremy decided to enter plea agreements since Jake had already implicated Tre Arrow. All three entered guilty pleas and while Jacob named the high profile activist Tre Arrow as the mastermind behind the arsons, Angela and Jeremy disputed this and testified that Jacob himself was the mastermind.
Arrow was indicted by a federal grand jury in Oregon and charged with four felonies for this crime on October 18, 2002. He was listed on the FBI's December 2002 most-wanted list, and appeared on the America's Most Wanted television program.[4]
Arrow fled to Canada, were he hoped to receive political asylum. In 2004, he was arrested in Victoria, British Columbia for shoplifting a pair of bolt-cutters. He was also charged with resisting arrest. His fingerprints later showed that he was wanted in the United States. He is currently in custody in Victoria's Wilkinson Penitentiary, fighting extradition back to the United States, where he faces a possible sentence of life in prison. He feels he will not receive a fair trial in the states due to character assassination by the media; several newspapers have referred to Arrow as an "eco-terrorist," and the FBI held his capture up as an example of its success in prosecuting terrorists in a 2004 report to Congress.[5] Judges in both Canadian and American cases against him have ruled that the term "terrorist" could not be used during the proceedings against him.[6]
See also
★ Jeff Luers - environmentalist serving twenty-two years for SUV arson attacks
★ Direct action
References
1. EPA Misled Public on Quality of U.S. Drinking Water
2. Grooming an ELF Carlton Smith
3. Tre Arrow, the Straight Arrow Andres MacLeod
4. http://www.animalrights.net/discussion/fullthread$msgnum=48689
5. http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress04/lewis051804.htm
6. Jailed environmentalist launches hunger strike Kate Webb
External links
★ Tre Arrow's web site
★ ‘Most wanted’ eco-terror arrest: FBI says Michael Scarpitti has ties to ELF group
★ Hunting America's Most Wanted Eco-Terrorist Randall Sullivan
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