Briana Waters Trial: Notes from 2/15 and 2/19

1) Notes from February 15, Part One: 9AM – aprox. 10:30AM
2) Notes from February 15, Part Two
3) Notes from February 19

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NOTES FROM FEBRUARY 15, PART ONE: 9AM – APROX. 10:30AM

Court Notes
Briana Waters Trial
Judge Burgess
February 15th 2008
9AM


(Prosecutor Friedman questions witness Lacey Phillabaum)
P: Recall we were talking about the morning after the Arson. Recall
discussions of damage to car?

L: May have been when I talked to Avalon about damage. He reassured that
the damage was minimal.

P: Plans to repair?

L: He said he'd get touch-up paint wand to fix minor scrape

P: Did you see the communiqué about what happened?

L: Yes, it did.

P: Ex.#349 Communiqué written after arson

(A bit of confusion happened since the exhibit wasn't inside the folder.
It was found outside the folder)

P: Read it to the Jury?

L: Part 1: Sent by ELF pg 1. Center for Urban Horticulture(CUH). At 3:15AM
Monday May 21, 2001, Researcher Toby Bradshaw's office was reduced to
smoke and ashes. His research would release mutant genes into the
environment. The building was inspected for occupants then incendiary
devices were set. We intended to only destroy his lab but fire spread due
to poor response of the firemen. We are determined to stop genetic
engineering. Cites other arsons of labs and genetic engineering
experiments.

Part 2: Clatskanie, Oregon. Jefferson Poplar Communiqué. Done because
hybrid poplars are an ecological nightmare threatening (native?)
populations (poplar is not native to the NW). You cannot control what is
wild.

P: Over time, did you learn more about the Center for Urban Horticulture?

L: Yes, not sure if I knew at the time but started to understand what the
offices were about. Looked at it in a limited way, because didn't want to
look back. While working for Oregon Tilth I started to understand what a
master-gardener was and more about the community working for sustainable
agriculture and the damage I had done to the community. It impacted me
especially because of the books that were burned. I felt a lot of remorse.

P: Did you consider other arsons?

L: No.

P: Did you commit any other arson?

L: No, I started to distance myself from ELF and radical environmentalism.
It took from 1995 to 2001 to be willing to do this. This case has forced
me to look back.

P: Did you have a growing relationship with Meyerhoff?

L: Our relationship grew. We got to know each other and began
reintegrating back to mainstream. It was hard to do.

P: Did Stan do more arson?

L: I don't know.

P: Does part of distancing yourself have to do with Stan Meyerhoff?

L: First part of getting uninvolved was admitting to each other that we
didn't want to be involved. Which was hard to do having met in this
context. After 9/11 I decided it was intolerable to be involved with
anything like this. We shared a mutual reinforcement of values.

P: Do you remember other discussions about him becoming uninvolved?

L: Yes, I told him my opinions after 9/11 when I read in the paper about
the thing in California. Not sure if he was involved but I made it clear I
thought it was unacceptable. Arson as a political tactic was completely
illegitimate given the political context after 9/11. I focused on being
non-violent after 9/11 and felt unacceptable to be involved.

P: Did you see Briana Waters, Justin Solondz, or Avalon after the arson?

L: BW-No. JS-don't think so. Avalon-pretty sure no. Jen Kolar, yes at a
book-club meeting in Sisters, OR shortly after the arson. Since then I
have not seen Jen Kolar.

P: Have you had any other direct contact with Jennifer Kolar since 2001?

L: No phone, e-mail, no friend of a friend (word of mouth), No Contact

P: During 2000-2001 did you use marijuana?

L: Yes

P: How often?

L: I had a problem, I used it frequently.

P: Did you use before or around the time of the planning meetings?

L: No, Avalon had a strong ethic of not using drugs. What we were doing
was serious.

P: Did you use ecstasy during that time?

L: no

P: Since? How Often?

L: Yes, The last time was 2002. Four times since December 2001.

P: Did drugs affect your memory of events?

L: No

P: Why?

L: They didn't make me hallucinate. I was absent minded when I smoked but
didn't have a memory problem. Things I remember, I remember clearly.
Things I don't, I can't remember.

P: You moved to Charlottesville?

L: Yes

P: Stan moved to the east coast?

L: Yes

P: Where were you living when Stan was arrested?

L: I was living in DC when Stan was arrested December 7, 2005

P: How did you learn about the arrest?

L: He was living in a house I previously rented a room in and I talked my
old housemate. I was calling my former housemate b/c I had not heard from
him.

P: You had no contact with Government?

L: Not until late night the FBI left a voicemail about Stan being
arrested. The next day I moved Stan's car in Charlottesville. My car was
in Charlottesville too so my friend drove and I move his car so it
wouldn't get towed. I got a copy of search warrant. He called me from
Agent's phone. Brief conversation. I was yelling hysterically get an
attorney and not to say anything.

P: Did you speak to the agent?

L: NO. Stan gave me the agent's #. The next day or two later, I called the
#. It was as long as Monday before I called. I had spoken with Stan on
Friday. I asked if Stan retained counsel and where is the agent. Would not
answer. There was no discussion of arson.

P: Did you have a conversation about the arson with Stan after the next
contact with Government?

L: No

P: After that, when was the next contact you had with the government?

L: President's Day Weekend 2006. My father got a call from FBI and relayed
the substance to me. Feb. 21 was Tuesday so the call was on Saturday Feb.
18. The substance was that I was likely to be indicted on one if not two
counts of arson.

P: Did the agent provide details who was involved?

L: No

P: What happened after that?

L: On Monday, I spoke with an attorney in Seattle and on Monday we had a
preliminary conversation with the attorney, my father and myself. We met
with the FBI on Tuesday the 21st of February.

P: Were you promised anything at the meeting?

L: I was not promised anything. I was told things would be better for me
if I was forthcoming. I signed a piece of paper that said I wasn't
promised anything.

P: Who provided information?

L: I provided all the information the agent asked where I was born and
whole story came tumbling out.

P: Did the government provide any info on the arsons between the time of
the call to your family and the meeting with the FBI?

L: No. To this day I have not been provided significant information from
the government about what happened. I am relying on memory alone.

P: Regarding the reverse proffer. Did you receive any information?

L: There was no information provided by the Feds/government.

P: Do you have reason to believe your attorney received any information?

L: No

P: You were shown pictures during the investigation. (Brings out a picture
of Justin Solondz ex. 115) Do you recognize this picture? Do you recall
having it shown to you?

L: Yes, that is Justin Solondz.

P: That is what you said, you named him. (Shows another picture ex. 115 A)
Do you recall being shown this picture?

L: Yes, but I was shown a smaller version of this picture.

P: Do you recognize this picture?

L: I didn't know who that was when they showed me. Blown up it looks more
like Justin but not especially no.


(Prosecution is done. Bloom, defense attorney, begins cross-examination of
Lacey)

D: Have we met?

L: No
D: have you met the man here?

L: I believe that must be Mr. Fox.

D: How do you know? Have you read the pleadings? And how?

L: My attorney sent to me the pleadings. I read them on my own when I was
out of jail.

D: Did Mr. Leavey give you this?

L: I have a number of people I seek legal advice from. Mr. Leavey,
Ochenbecker, Matthews, and both of my parents are attorneys.

D: Did Mr. Leavey ask if you would speak to me or Mr. Fox?

L: No. It was never clear to me that you had asked to speak to me. I
thought you were requesting to speak to him not to me.

D: Any reason why Leavey would write to us and say there is no point in
further consultation? She will not agree to an interview or release me or
Mr. Offenbecker to speak to you. Did he say or suggest?

L: No. If it had been relayed to me I would have replied that it would be
important that I speak with Briana. He said that was not a possibility. I
authorized him to evaluate whether he should meet with you.

D: Why did he say she (Lacey) would not agree to meet with me?

L: I authorized him to deal with the situation. I was not willing to meet
with you unless Briana was there, I said to Mr. Leavey.

D: Earlier yesterday Friedman asked if you bear any ill will toward Briana
Waters. Your response was that you have sympathy for everyone in the case.
Is there a reason why you did not answer the question?

L: I bear no ill will towards Briana Waters.

D: Why did you no answer the question yesterday?

L: I was speaking generally not specifically. I have cultivated compassion
for everyone in this case.

D: It's nice for the judge hear, isn't it.

L: I don't think sympathy for my co-conspirators especially helps me. I am
saying what is true, not what will help me.

D: You called Justin Solondz Conner.

L: I don't know what I first knew him as but I knew him as Connor during
events.

D: When did you first meet Conner?

L: During the action in 2001 @ Dusty WA.

D: Who else was at the Dusty WA action?

L: Chelsea Gerlach, Suzanne Savoie, Conner, Me (Lacey), Nathan Block,
Joyanna Zacher, Daniel McGowan, and either Stan Meyerhoff or Avalon, not
sure which.

D: When was Dusty?

L: Not sure. I think it was established yesterday as 2000.

D: When? Was it summer?

L: I don't recall.

D: You met Connor in 2000?

L: Yes, if that's when the action was.

D: Was it August 1st 2000?

L: I don't remember.

D: Where is Dusty WA?

L: I think Eastern Washington, near Pullman.

D: You named 7-8 people. How did you get to Dusty?

L: I might have driven with Chelsea both ways.

D: Your car or her car?

L: Her car. A small compact car.

D: She took her car to the action. You said yesterday that if you couldn't
get a car not associated with activists it was often a deal breaker. She
drove to the site?

L: She took car to the area. We parked a ways away and walked to the site.
We drove to the region in her car. Parked cars in parking lot, took
different cars to action.

D: What cars?

L: Don't know. Maybe Justin's.

D: Registered to his name?

L: don't know, I associated it with him.

D: Did you see New Jersey license plate?

L: I didn't look.

D: What kind of car was it?

L: I believe it was an SUV- a fore-runner.

D: But it was his car? You took his car to the action?

L: It wasn't a high level action. It was an introductory action, pulling
up plants, in a rural area.

D: Significantly different from taking own car to an arson?

L: Yes.

D: You know from the pleadings that Justin's car was used for arson at
Jefferson Poplar farm May 21. Does this demonstrate a lie?

L: No, It demonstrates that things do not always work in an ideal way.
Coming by an anonymous car was difficult.

D: They took a car in his name to Jefferson Poplar tree farm?

L: Cars were often the lynchpin; coming by a non associated car was
difficult. I cannot speak to what happened at Jefferson Poplar farm. I
wasn't there.

D: You were involved in planning the Double whammy?

L: No.

D: Why did Stan Meyerhoff say so?

L: He may recall differently. I was involved at the end of the planning.
The plan was presented to me. Certain planning details were worked out
while I was there. I questioned the decision about how much fuel to use,
but most details were worked out in advance.

D: So you had input into refining the planning?

L: Yes.

D: Were you aware of the fact that Justin's car would be used at Jefferson
Poplar?

L: No. I had no knowledge of what happened at Jefferson Poplar until
afterwards.

D: You met Justin Solondz for the first time at Dusty?

L: That was the first time I took note of him.

D: Was there flirting between you and Justin?

L: No

D: Were you ever at the place where he lived?

L: We went briefly to the bus that Justin lived in.

D: Who else was there?

L: Just Justin and myself.

D: So, it was just you and Justin at his place of residence?

L: Yes.

D: Describe the bus.

L: It was a short bus, renovated to be a living space.

D: A small space?

L: Yes, it generally is when you live on a bus.

D: How did you get to the bus?

L: Justin took me there.

D: Why?

L: I think he needed to get something, I don't know what.

D: Give your best estimation of the amount of time you spent at the bus.

L: Short. An hour or less. Probably less than an hour.

D: What did he get?

L: I don't know.

D: Why did he take you? Did he need you to help get something heavy?

L: No, we were already together for some other reason.

D: What did you do in the less than an hour?

L: I have no particular memory. At some point we had the idea that we
might take a nap. Neither of us had slept. I was on his bed for awhile. I
didn't fall asleep. We left.

D: You had interaction with Justin?

L: I think the implication is that we had a sexual interaction. That is
not correct.

D: Was there anywhere to sit other than the bed?

L: I don't recall.

D: But you remember the bed.

L: It was at the end of the bus. We talked about taking a nap. I am not
sure if he lay down on the bed.

D: You told Agent Halla that Conner took a nap while you were there.

L: I don't remember. I may have discussed it with him. It is unclear
whether Justin was on the bed.

9:44 Stop (break)

D: What were you doing together before you went to the bus?

L: Errands.

D: What kind?

L: Don't recall.

D: How long were you together?

L: I can't say.

D: What day of the week was it?

L: Saturday or Sunday, the weekend before the arson.

D: Where was the bus in relation to the center of Olympia?

L: I don't know Olympia.

D: A rural or urban area?

L: More rural. We drove there in his car - S.U.V.

D: You are unable to tell us how long you were together on that day?

L: Yes.

D: You knew him for several months?

L: I had met him once prior.

D: Had you seen him since?

L: I saw him once maybe twice.

D: When?

L: Once at a meeting prior to UW arson and another time in Eugene briefly.
He was with some other people. I waved when he went by.

D: You had no intimate relations with him.

L: I never had intimate relations with him.

D: Ever heard of Bill Clinton (makes a reference to Monica Lewinsky scandal).

L: I never gave him a blow job either if that's what you're implying.

D: Do you recall when Briana said to you "how dare you have an affair with
my boyfriend"?

L: No.

D: You learned from Briana that Justin had informed her about you and him?

L: I don't think so. I thought they had broken up

D: What about you getting involved with other people's men? Chelsea
Gerlach was with Stan Meyerhoff before you were together. That's your m.o,
isn't it. You think its OK to go after a man because hs is breaking up
with a woman.

L: No.

D: Is there bad blood between you and Chelsea about the way in which you
got involved with Stan?

L: They were broken up. Chelsea and I have an uneasy relationship and my
relationship with Stan is part of it but its not an important part. When
you say "m.o." I feel my sexual history is on trial, but it has no bearing
as to whether Briana Waters was at the UW arson.

D: That's for the jury to decide. Its about whether you bear ill-will
toward Briana, because you didn't answer the question yesterday.

L: I bear no ill-will toward Briana Waters.

D: Briana called you all kinds of names. "Disrespectful, unprincipled, not
fit to be involved with the movement".

L: I recall I went to Avalon and asked "what is going on with Briana? She
seems upset. You put a lot of trust in her." worried about working with
Briana. I told him Justin had told me they were broken up. Avalon raised
his eyebrow, as if it was not consistent with his understanding. Its
reaching for me to remember being grilled by Briana, the memory is hazy.

D: Because of marijuana?

L: No.

D: Because you don't like to remember being called "unprincipled"?

L: No. It was because it was a confusing situation, and I never had
relations with Justin. I didn't even know if she was accusing me of that.
We just discussed taking a nap on the bus.

D: You say your recollection is that it happened on the weekend of the
arson, your conversation with Avalon.

L: I'm not sure when it was.

D: Think about it.

L: Its difficult to distinguish between the two times I was in Olympia.

D: You could do it yesterday.

L: I don't know, did I?

D: You told the jury, this time, that time, etc.

L: Yesterday I testified about the arson. I tried to be as detailed as I
could.

D: How many times have you gone over your testimony with Mr. Friedman?
Have you discussed before yesterday what he would ask you?

L: Yes., One time completely, and abbreviated versions at two other times.

D: When did you go over the full story?

L: Five weeks ago. Jan. 9th.

D: Where?

L: SEATAC Bureau of Prisons Detention Center.

D: How much time did you spend on the complete testimony?

L: We did it quickly, maybe two and a half to three hours.

D: When did you go over abbreviated story?

L: Sometimes last week. He asked about some things in more detail, went
through some things more slowly at SeaTac FDC. We didn't spend a lot of
time on that but I spent a significant amount of time with Mr. Friedman
that day, talking about my concerns, all sorts of issues.

D: Go back to what you remember about Briana saying unpleasant things,
accusing you... do you regard yourself as a feminist?

L: Yes

D: Do you remember her saying your conduct was anti-woman and anti-feminist?

L: The language is familiar. I only remember now when you say it. I
remember I thought Justin was not her boyfriend, Justing told me
otherwise. He said hw was going through problems with his ex-girlfriend.
Of course over time I came to understand he had tension with his close
friend, with whom he was transitioning out of a relationship.

D: You now seem to recall unkind things said to you by Briana. That you
had sexual relations with Justin?

L: You have triggered a hazy memory of something that have happened. I am
unsure of it. It sounds familiar, but I would never attest that such a
hazy memory was correct.

D: Do you thing her pinpointing, describing your unprincipled behavior
might make you feel ill-will? If I were to call you... It seems to be that
your memory is now being revived or refreshed?

L: I have no independent memory. You remind me. Its hazy, I'm not sure of it.

D: However hazy, would it not have triggered ill-will?

L: If I felt there was a genuine misunderstanding, then no.
D: If someone called you an "unprincipled slut". Would you feel ill will?

L: Not if the information was inaccurate.

D: What if it were accurate?

L: If I were an unprincipled slut would it bother me to be called an
unprincipled slut? I don't know because I'm not an unprincipled slut.

D: Who is Jeff Hogg?

L: My ex-boyfriend.

D: Another ex-boyfriend. How many boyfriends have you had since 1996?

OBJECTION

D: Is it true you have no respect for women's boundaries with their men?
If a man interests you he is fair game?

L: No.

D: You know that Jeff Hogg is now with a woman named Cecilia. They have a
baby. You are able to make phone calles, send emails. Have you called
their home?

L: No.

D: Have you sent emails to Jeff?

L: Yes.

D: How many since you self-surrendered?

L: I don't know.

D: You have not been sentenced yet. Your sentence has been put off until
after Briana's trial.

L: Correct.

D: This has happened twice. You have been ready to be sentenced but
learned that the trial was put over and therefore the sentencing. So they
have that hanging over your head. You won't get sentenced until you
testify.

L: Yes.

D: When did you self-surrender?

L: January 2007.

D: In the period of time since how many emails have you sent to Jeff Hogg?

L: Maybe thirty.

D: Has he responded?

L: Yes, we communicate.

D: They censor it in jail, clear incoming and outgoing emails?

L: I assume so.

D: In approximately 30 emails has Jeff told you Cecelia (his wife) is not
at all happy about the emails?

L: I don't know if he told me. I know that Cecilia is not happy about it.

D: You continue to write him.

L: Jeff is a dear friend of 14-15 years.

D: Has he made it clear that Cecilia does not want you to interact?

L: Yes. But I know that Jeff wants to be in touch with me. I get support
from him. Friendship.

D: Does he give you support for anything in return?

L: No, just friendship.

D: Did Jeff get involved with anything illegal?

L: Jeff was at Book Club meetings.

D: Do you have an arrangement that you won't speak about Jeff and you'll
get something after the trial?

L: There is no arrangement between us.

D: Were Stan and Chelsea together for a long time?

L: Yes.
D: There came a time he became your boyfriend, fiance.

L: Yes.

D: Are you married to Stan?

L: No, Engaged. I have an engagement ring that I bought at a dime store.

D: How long have you been intimately involved?

L: We have been partners for seven years.

D: Was it a shock that Stan spoke to the authorities about your activities
after he was arrested December 7th 2006.

L: I don't know what he told them. It was less shocking that he cooperated
than that the arrests happened at all.

D: Have you seen Stan since the arrest?

L: Once

Did he tell you he informed on you?

L: No

D: Did he tell you he gave info to the FBI?

L: I suspected it during the phone call the day after, he said something
fatalistic. Then when I say him he said that he betrayed everyone.

D: Did you come to believe or know he betrayed you?

L: I don't know what he has said about me. At times I thought yes, at
times no.

D: You knew he was naming names?

L: At the visit, he indicated he named others. I pointed to myself, and he
nodded his head. I was trying to know if he told about me.

D: You were named by your own fiance.

L: We weren't engaged at that point. But yes, boyfriend, yes.

D: Is it difficult to communicate with Stan because the authorities monitor?

L: No unmonitored communication with Stan since the arrest, and no
communication now. Always careful about what I said. Personal and general
conversation as opposed to criminal events.

D: No talk about criminal events?

L: Nope.

D: Have you belonged to a Zero Population group? A group that thinks
people shouldn't have children?

L: No. I don't think so.

D: Do you know Briana has a child?

L: Yes.

D: Am I correct that you show disdain for people who have children? Did
you call people with children 'breeders'?

L: I never called them breeders. Never a particular belief of mine. Always
a trend within EF!. I never supported the idea that a vasectomy was doing
your part for the earth.

D: So you didn't call people with children breeders?

L: I am not saying the word never came out of my mouth, but its not what I
think about people with children.

D: You grew up in an upper-middle class family?

L: No middle class youth. My parents are lawyers but it took them a long
time to build their practice. So I am not a rich and spoiled kid.

D: Do you remember editing for Earth First Journal? Do you remember
writing articles describing your family as "upper-middle class" in march
of 1997?

L: Yes. By the time I wrote that my parents were probably upper-middle class.

D: You are not spoiled and rich?

L: No. I didn't grow up spoiled and rich and and I am not spoiled and rich.

D: You grew up in Spokane. You were on the debating team?

L: Yes

D: You were a racing skier?

L: Yes.

D: You went to U of O. Were you on the debate team there?

L: When I attended UW I was working part time, focussed on my studies I
debated only first quarter. I was a debater in High school.

D: You are a writer. You have debating skills. A way with words.

L: Yes

D: You have a way with words, written and spoken?

L: I feel like I have lost my public speaking ability, but I was practiced
in high school.

D: If you stay with your deal, the best sentence for you is three years,
the worst is five years right?

L: Yes.

D: Judge Burgess is sentencing you right?

L: Yes.

D: One of the inputs of the sentence is what the prosecutors tell the
judge about how well you do on the stand, right? Its fair to say you have
an incentive to please the prosecutors.

L: I am not particularly motivated by my plea deal. I am committed to
fulfill it, but emotional and moral commitment which drives me to be
honest is to the researchers who I victimized. I would rather do three
years than five, but I will do no more than five no matter what I say.

D: But if you said you made it all up about Briana the deal would be over.

L: yes. Deal before over if I said I lied.

D: How about the prison attire you are wearing? Do you have to wear prison
clothes at a trial? Who said you couldn't wear street clothes.

L: I wanted to wear street clothes. Mr. Friedman said its to not look like
I am trying to deceive the jury about where I am.

D: Did he say anything about looking sympathetic?

L: I didn't want to look sympathetic and tragic, I wanted to look normal.
He said nothing about sympathy. I understood if I wanted to wear civilian
clothes an effort would have to be made, a request approved. It wasn't
that important to me.

D: Did you tell Mr. Friedman?

L: Yes. He said the reason it was important was that I didn't want to be
hiding that I was in prison, hiding anything.

D: Did it occur to you that someone would ask you if you were in prison?

L: I thought it would be known.

D: You put it on your website, that you were self-surrendering and going
to jail.

L: Friends did, not I. But it was public knowledge, yes.

D: You have not seen Jen Kolar since one time after the arson?

L: Yes, at a book club meeting, Sisters Oregon, one week to four weeks
after the Arson.

D: Where were you living?

L: I lived in Eugene through December 2001.

D: Were the book-clubs incubators? Was it a book club because you didn't
want to call it an arson club?

L: No. It wasn't an arson club.

D: It was about radical action?

L: It was also about the philosophy, and yes, I was a radical activist.

D: After the arson, when you saw reports on TV, did you feel bad?

L: No. I kind of freaked out when I hear the firefighters on the scanner,
but I didn't hear at first about the books that were lost.

D: So no remorse right way? Still into theorizing about how to undermine
the establishment?

L: Yes, I was still a radical activist.

D: Who else was at Sisters?

Chelsea Gerlach, Nathan Block, Joyanna Zacher, Me, Jeff Hogg, Diana Robin,
Jennifer Kolar, Stan Meyerhoff, and Daniel McGowan?

D: Was Briana there?

L: No.

BREAK

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NOTES FROM FEBRUARY 15, Part Two


Feb 15, 2008
1PM

Bloom is cross examining Lacey Phillabaum

D We were talking about the Sisters meeting. At the 4 other Book club
Meeting Briana Waters was not there correct?

L Yes

D Did you have a nickname in this group?

L I may have had one or two; the only one I remember is Reba.

D Was there a meeting where you chose an ailment name?

L There was a meeting where Jen Kolar handed out PGP disks at Santa where
everyone had an ailment name. Is that some sort of joke?

L If it was a joke I didn’t get it.

D To conceal names?

L Yes, PGP was at the point of security

D  Which meeting?

L At Santa Cruz 2000

D Who was there?

L Self, Stan, Jen, Chelsea, Diana Robin, Jeff, Nathan, Joyanna, Leroy
(from Santa Cruz), Rod and Avalon. Those are the names I remember were
there.

D discussion about security that one person should not get a cell phone
for another in the group?

L I don’t recall that rule.

D But it would be a ridiculous breach of security?

L It depends on circumstances; it would be if person was trying to recruit
you for Arson.

D What if I was your Friend and had credit problems?

L I wouldn’t buy a phone for anyone.  “Neither a lender or borrower be” A
piece of advice Stan gave me and it works well in prison.

D And Stan is a good source of advice?

L I am engaged to him, yes

D During the time after 9/11, you said you remorse since arson

L 9/11 made a very big impression on me and I began rethinking my
involvement w/ radicalism

D Stan committed arson after 9/11 in CA

L I had no knowledge of it. I read about it in the court papers

D (Susanville) Do you believe it now?

L Yes he has been Convicted

D one month after 9/11

L I have no basis to verify it

D Did you read about it when it happened?

L I'm not sure how I came to know about it.

D didn’t you read that ELF had taken credit for Susanville?

L yes

D And you never discussed it with Stan Meyerhoff?

L No, I made it known it was stupid to be involved. My relationship with
Stan was a deprogramming from serious ideological bent. I did not want to
relive events. The opportunity to talk about it now is cathartic and
penitential.

D How long have you and Stan been together?

L seven years

D and you Never talked about that Action?

L No –He has been involved in much arson and we were trying to move on in
our lives

D The Susanville event was 4 years 2 months before his arrest. You never
once discussed incident w/ the man you would marry?

L Reiterates that there was only general discussion after 9/11. She
thought it was stupid to be involved. I was surprised Susanville happened
because I thought everyone would have the same misgivings as I had

D but at the meeting in Sisters OR you all were high fiving

L No, it was a tense meeting about the communiqué. We had differences of
opinion about the content.

D but you were proud? Pleased with yourself?

L It took me a long time to renounce it

D you are a good debater aren’t you?

L trying to be careful with words because important

D But you’re a good debater

L I haven’t debated since 18 years old. I debated in high school and into
my first year of college. I had to stop in college because I was too busy
with school and my part time job.

D Before you decided to show remorse, two and a half months went by. It
was about saving yourself.

L My motivations were complex. Did not want to put my family through trial
based on a lie

D you are guilty?

L Yes

D Before, You claimed you met Brianna at Denny’s. Was she involved in Your
Motivations?

L Not to my knowledge. The only way I knew her was because she
participated in this arson.

D You met Justin Solondz in the previous year

L yes, a matter of hours-Dusty

D and you had been together in Cabin?

L is that unusual for a man and a woman to be in a residence together? I
don’t think it is. In EF! Community it is not unusual to sleep in same
space camping out or crashed on the floor. I never had sex with him. I
never thought of it.

D Remember bill Clinton and what he said?

L I never gave him a blow job if that’s what you’re saying.

Prosecution- Objection!

Judge- Move on

D what is Oregon Tilthe? You worked there

L It’s one of three main influences of straightening me out

D you were working at OR Tilthe at time you did arson

L Yes, to my great shame I dishonored my employer

D Do you feel bad about being here?

L Yes

D You don’t like Briana Waters because she told you who you are

L I have no ill willed. I feel sympathy for her and for Justin Solondz who
has fled

D Have you seen Watch?

L Heard her talk about it

D When did she tell you off?

L One of the two weekends working on UW arson

D So she had it wrong about sex with Justin Solondz

L If she believes it, I had not known she believed it.

D She didn’t accuse you?

L It’s not a clear memory. I have not remembered it until today.
D But it has come up and you have denied it.
L I don’t know how this is relevant to Briana and the arson. It’s crazy to
be raked over the coals about being an unprincipled slut.

D The reason is because you did not answer the question yesterday “do you
bear ill will towards Briana Waters?”

L I bear no Ill will to anyone, to prosecutors, Briana Waters, former
friends who have turned their backs on me.

D Do you know that people turn their backs when you inform and especially
when you lie? You know that don’t you?

L No, I have no first hand experience.

D And then you went to XXX?

L yes

D Was Stan Meyerhoff there?

L Yes He drove the Van

D was it JS’s Vehicle?

L Don’t think so. Don’t remember he had a van.

D Did you come to know that at the Susanville arson one of the
participants was Joe Dibee?

L I have read that in court papers

D One of the Vehicles taken to site was JS’s vehicle!

L I have not taken note

D Did you know that SM drove his own silver Acura to arson?

L No I didn’t know

D Did you know that William Rodgers drove his own truck to Vail arson?

Prosecution: OBJECTION she has no knowledge

D You have indicated sometimes not being able to find an anonymous car for
an action is a deal breaker. These examples show how difficult it is. So
what you do is use your own cars?

L Sir, I was only involved in one arson.

D When the rental car was leaving the scene of U of Washington arson; you
said the impact of the car accident was huge?

L in my enervated state, it felt huge

D What do you mean?>

L Leaving scene of crime any accident felt huge.

D how fast was the car traveling?

L 5 MPH

D A bit slow for a get away…

L they were crowded residential streets

D Were your head lights on?

L I assume so

D What part of vehicle was hit?

L the rear driver side door panel

D did you see it?

L later on

D where was the car when you exit the car?

L I have no distinct memory

D When did you exit the vehicle?

L I have no distinct memory.

Who was in the car?

L I have no distinct memory

D who was in the car when you entered it?

L Justin, Bill Rodgers, Jen Kolar, Briana Waters, and myself.  It was a
car not a van

D why did Jen Kolar say it was a van?

L Perhaps she was involved in multiple arsons.  I have no independent
knowledge of what she saw.

D What is ELAW?

L It’s a conference in U of Oregon law school. A public conference

D you attended?

L yes

D in 2000?

L yes

D on a panel you were a speaker?

L I was on multiple ones one year, maybe that year

D Do you remember saying at a panel nonviolence is being used to limit the
movement?

L I don’t recall

D Do you remember saying Nonviolence is not the way to change?

L No

D do you remember talking about the culture of non violence?

L Yes, I referenced an article

D Did you believe there was a culture of nonviolence.

L No

D Did you tell the panel that property destruction was an available tactic?

L Yes

D Did you say that we shouldn’t let the fear of jail deter us?

L I don’t Recall

D  Did you say it’s not important to reach out to middle class white people?

L I don’t believe I would said that.

D Do you remember saying we must combine night time sabotage with daytime
actions?

L Yes

D What kind of night sabotage?

L Road blocks, Property destruction…

D Arson?

L No, I never wanted to be involved in arson until I did it.  Do you want
to know why I did it?

D Was it because SM wanted you to?

L NO

D David Carr- a mentor- columnist for the New York Times. You two met in
San Francisco Conference for alternative journalists?

L Yes

D You told him you would cooperate (with the feds)?

L I told him I was in legal trouble

D You told him you had not cooperated (with the feds)?

L no

D He was a friend?

L We had a formal relationship because he is a more accomplished
journalist but yes                                              I felt
friendly towards him.

D You told him you didn’t tell Feds anything they didn’t already know?

L I don’t recall

D You told him because you were romantically involved made you transgress
morals?

L Don’t recall, I told him I was in legal trouble. (To Bloom) Can I see
you note to improve my memory?

D ex. A190 2pg doc. To refresh witnesses recollection
Does that refresh you recollection?

L It’s clearly David’s perspective of the conversation we had

D Did you tell David you had not cooperated?

L I didn’t have reason to lie, it was probably before I talked to the
feds. David believed he was talking to my attorney. It appears your
investigator misrepresented himself to David

D How do you know?

L David wrote me a letter saying my attorney threatened to subpoena him
and was unhappy at it.
D I have a copy?
L Yes
D In your belongings at Seatac?
L I feel like you harassed a prominent person who knows me. I don’t want
to drag his name into it.
D Who ever he thought he was talking to- Did you say you had not
cooperated? Don’t know that you had been accused but never told the feds
anything they didn’t already know? (in phone conversation)
L I don’t know. I confessed to a prominent person I knew I had been
involved to apologize and find out where I stood with him. I don’t recall
saying… and have already said so three times.
D Did you send emails to Brian Baker?
L Yes
D Hoping he would write a letter?
L He wrote a letter to the Judge Burgess.
D One of the things you told him was “I have not betrayed anyone.” L I
don’t know.
D Did you write to Jeff Hogg by email?
L Yes
D Told him you didn’t betray anyone?
L I thought the truth was coming out and that it was not betrayal to tell
them what they knew and Jen Kolar didn’t finger me. I confessed b/c of a
guilty conscious.
D Did you tell them what you thought they knew?
L (emphatically) No. I told them what I knew. I thought they knew already.
I was wrong.
D Did you tell them what you thought they knew?
L I thought they knew what happened. I told them what I knew. You’re
wording it strangely.
D You were in the FBI’s office, in conference. Your attorney was there and
his assistant was woman. Mr. Friedman was there.
L Yes
D Mr. Bartlett?
L Yes
D Hawla?
L Yes
D Agent Torres?
L Yes
D Anyone else?
L I think that was all.
D And there came a time you decided you would give info.
L Sealed the deal when Lauren told me CG and SS were talking.
D You and your father met Lauren in Seattle at an anarchist café?
L A different name. I didn’t know it was anarchist. Lauren told me they
were cooperating and we talked about the 924C use of incendiary device and
if there was a way around it.
D Had you discussed it previously?
L Not sure.
D The case in general?
L Yes
D She had information because she was involved as an attorney?
L Involved, not sure of capacity.
D You and Lauren Regan had a conversation when you asked her if BW came
up. L I don’t recall.
D Trolling for a way out of predicament?
L No to understand parameters.
D Was it explained that you had to come up with a name they didn’t already
have?
L No and it was not the case.
D Did they ask you if you knew where JS was?
L Yes, probably.
D He is a fugitive, not arrested. They wanted your help.
L Yes if I had info. They didn’t ask about him until I named him.
D Then they asked where he is- New info?
L Yes, they wanted to know where he was.
D Was there a time you took a walk along River with Lauren Regan and asked
if in discovery did BW's name come up?
L I don’t remember asking her that. I think I probably would have been
reluctant to say Briana’s name. I might have asked though.
D The day you went to Feds, February 21, did they ask what happened at UW
arson?
L No. They asked my name, background, and some general info, and I
confessed. D And you didn’t know until that day what you would do?
L No
D You were scared of prison?
L Yes
D and you made a decision to save yourself.
L mmhmm. (affirmative noise)
D Express remorse previously?
L Yes to parents.
D To Stan.
L He was in jail limited communication. I saw him once.
D Did you have a phone conversation?
L Yes, starting on Christmas.
D  But everything was monitored and you didn’t want to incriminate self? L
Yes
D When did you learn he cooperated? Two hours after arrest?
L I strongly suspected the next day. He said something fatalistic. Then I
knew when he said, “I betrayed everyone,” that he was cooperating. D Then
you wrote to JH saying I didn’t betray anyone?
L No, recall.
D What do you mean?
L No one was going to prison b/c of me, is what I would have meant. I
believed and I was wrong that I didn’t give them names they already know.
I fingered myself. I am not privy to what they knew.
D So you knew someone had given your name.
L I assumed Jen Kolar gave it.
D But Stan M told you he gave it.
L Yes, I knew they had my name.

After Break

D What did you tell the feds on the first day? Did you tell them about the
UW arson?
L Yes, I volunteered the information.
D Did they ask about it?
L I think I brought it up w/out being asked.
D Did you first tell them about the five book club meetings?
L I told them, not sure in which order.
D Did you tell them about dropped off at Denny’s or Perkins?
L Yes
D You weren’t clear on which.
L Yes. Now I am clear- have been back to the Denny’s.
D Did you tell them Connor and Briana Waters had recently broken up? L Yes
D You volunteered the information when the name Connor came up.
L Don’t know. Probably described Briana Waters as his recent ex
girlfriend. D Was Jen Kolar at Denny’s?
L Not sure?
D The arson was not planned at Dennys?
L No, not while I was there.
D Did you leave the table and go to the bathroom?
L Don’t recall
D And then went somewhere had a discussion?
L No memory of it.
D Day of the week?
L Believe Friday or Saturday. A week prior to the arson.
D You don’t recall Jen Kolar there?
L Unsure, I think she may have been. I don’t remember where we went or if
there was a meeting. Only being on track the next morning.
D Next morning Saturday or Sunday? Which?
L Not certain.
D Was there a meeting after you were on track?
L Yes, we met in a field and there were myself, Jen Kolar, Briana Water,
Justin Solondz and Avalon.
D How did you get there?
L Can’t answer.
D How long did it take?
L I don’t know. I remember Jen described breaking the window, I asked we
not use the term ELF, and we agreed not to cooperate.
D Where there other meetings?
L We met at The Evergreen State College (TESC).
D Did you discuss arson?
L Yes
D In a room?
L We went into a building through a labyrinth as a computer lab. I
remember it was off of a computer lab.
D A locked room?
L No recollection?
D Were there a lot of students?
L Yes there at TESC
D Could they have walked in?
L They could have.
D Was Jen Kolar there?
L Yes
D Was anyone afraid of having someone walk in?
L That would have been a concern. It was consistent with security culture,
an unassociated room that was bug free. Briana Waters and Justin Solondz
seemed familiar with the room and they were both there.
D Then what?
L Driving back to Eugene in Stan’s car.
D How did you meet with Stan?
L No recollection
D Did he pick you up at TESC?
L Possibly
D You wound up in his car and drove to Eugene?
L Yes
D Anyone else?
L I believe Suzanne Savoie and Daniel McGowan.
D Did you talk about arson plans in the car?
L No
D Where did you go in Eugene?
L I was living in a house with Lauren Regan.
D You didn’t tell her you were planning arson, right?
L I did not tell her I was planning arson. I believe she knew I was
involved in underground activities and she was supportive of that. D Did
you conceal form her what you were about to do?
L I concealed from everyone.
D Did you deceive her?
L Deception is not a strong point. I had to learn how.
D You did not open up to anyone about it?
L No.
D Kept a secret?
L Yes
D Who was at the Evergreen State College meeting?
L Same five people.
Prosecution- Objection. Already asked why going back and forth?
Defense- I was about to ask her about…
Defense- On the 21st of February did you tell government “Diver” not there
at TESC meeting.
L I may have.
D True or untrue.
L Accurate to my recollection at the time.
D Something refreshed your memory.
L Yes. I remembered a conversation about how much fuel to use and Jen
Kolar advocated less fuel.
D But you told them “Diver” was not there.
L I believe I may have.
D So you were making it up as you went along.
L That would be a gross misrepresentation.
D You knew she was involved, and didn’t name her as being at TESC. L
Already answered.
D Was she at one meeting that weekend or more than one?
L I remember her at the meeting in the field and at the TESC.
D Did you tell government she was at one of the meetings?
L Not sure, seems accurate.
D Next weekend, with whom you drove from Eugene to Olympia?
L Same four, Stan Meyerhoff, Suzanne Savoie, Daniel McGowan and myself. D
Which way is Olympia?
L North.
D How long is the trip?
L Four to five hours.
D And you know where Clatskanie is?
L I did, I don’t know now.
D Is it south of Olympia?
L Yes, in Oregon.
D You say the people you drove up with, were they involved in Clatskanie?
L Stan Meyerhoff, Susan Sevoie, Daniel McGowan, Nathan Block, Joyanna
Zacher are the people I thought were involved and have plead guilty. D On
the weekend of the arson were they with you?
L Yes, either Saturday or Sunday of that weekend. I think it was Sunday. D
So on Sunday you drove up. What time?
L Don’t know.
D Was it light or dark?
L Don’t know.
D Where did you go?
L To Olympia.
D What part?
L Don’t know?
Prosecution Objection has been answered.
D And did there come a time when you saw SM assisting construction of
incendiary devices?
L No. I didn’t see him.
D Did you see Conner doing so.
L I didn’t witness any incendiary devices until I was taken into the clean
room.
D Was SM there?
L Possibly. The memory is hazy.
D He was your boyfriend?
L Not yet at that time.
D Were you flirting with SM?
L Yes. If I saw him it was walking from right across fenced opening to
outbuilding.
D Was it light out?
L I think so. If I saw that I was not supposed to so I put it out of my
mind. D The two actions were supposed to be separate.
L I knew there would be another action but didn’t know it was an arson. D
What is a clean room?
L Free of DNA, hair, etc.
D Is it based on the manual by SM and Avalon, clean rooms should be
associated with person not involved in arson.
L I can’t speak to the manual.
D Was there discussion?
L Yes maybe at Santa Cruz.
D And it is supposed to be an unrelated person? This is inconsistent with
the never being associated with the participant.
L I don’t remember.
D It was Briana’s house? Her living space was in that garage?
L Not at that point, there was no bed.
D The house was owned by Ocean?
L I knew the house was associated with someone named Ocean.
D He was not living there, you knew?
L I didn’t know. Maybe waiting for the wheel chair ramp to be built? D You
knew he was in a wheelchair?
L I know now.
D There were workers at the house building a ramp, did you see them? L I
kind of have a memory of a ramp under construction but it was the weekend
so there were no workers.
D No one was living in the main house because of construction.
L I didn’t know. The clean room was in the garage. Briana did not live in
the garage at that time.
D How do you know?
L There was no bed.
D Did you see it all?
L I think so.
D What was chosen as a clean room was associated with the participants, as
contrary to the manual? They decided it was ok to risk DNA on the devices?
Let’s say she was not living there but associated with the house.
L First, I don’t think Stan had a very big role in the writing of the
manual. Second, I didn’t read it. Third, we did not work in accordance
with Avalon’s manual.
D How about 36 hour car rule?
L I never heard the rule.
Break

D Did you tell them Briana and Conner were both lookouts.
L No I don’t think so.
D Recollection of memory. Exhibit A191 to help Lacey refresh her memory.
Document A113- which is one page from A191. Highlighted portion of her
notes.

L- Her notes are not to be taken as her word.
D- Are you saying you got it wrong?
L She remembers JS driving. They pushed me to remember if he was in
building or lookout. Not sure if he stayed in the car or was lookout but
pretty sure not at the building. I don’t have a clear memory.
D The position is that there was one lookout and it was Briana Waters. L
Yes, no clear memory otherwise.
D Did you have appointment to meet the rest?
L I don’t know.
D You met her at a restaurant.
L We met at the Green Lake Bar.
D Was it prearranged to meet Jen Kolar?
L Not sure. No clear recollection of how I got to Seattle before afternoon
or evening before the arson.
D you drove up from Olympia and with you were BW, JS, and Avalon.
L It’s in the report. But I don’t know how I got to Seattle. Maybe I drove
with JK.
D What time was the arson?
L After dark maybe 11-12.
D Did you come up from Olympia or Eugene?
L Probably Olympia not certain. I can’t testify to that.
D When did you go to Olympia?
L On Sunday, May 20th with SS, SM, DM and self.
D Where in Olympia did you go? The place where the clean room was? L May
have been that I went to the clean room that weekend. Not sure which
weekend the device was built. I don’t know when or how I saw it.
D Do you think it was the weekend of the arson? Was SM in the vicinity? L
If so, I didn’t know.
D Did they drop you off or did they stay?
L No recollection of SS or DM interacting with UW people except myself and
Stan.
D Did you tell authorities SM may have been involved in building devices?
L May have, not sure. I generally understand SM, JS and Avalon were in
charge of devices.
D Did you tell the feds on 2/21/ 06 that SM and Conner were rushing to
finish devices.
L That’s consistent with my memory.
D Is it b/c Stan had to take some devices to Oregon?
L I have no knowledge of that.
D Did you know at the time it was a joint action?
L I didn’t know it was a joint arson. If the government wrote that it was
wrong b/c I knew they were going to another crime. I had no knowledge of
where.
D Were you surprised by Clatskanie.
L Yes.
D A week later you talked about it at Sisters, OR?
L Yes.
D Did you see Conner and SM put together devices in Olympia.
L I never saw them.
D Stan didn’t tell authorities?
L I understood, not saw. It’s necessary to be particular.
Evidence A115 and A192-
D- Does the document refresh your memory? Recall whether or not you told
authorities SM and Conner were rushing to finish devices?
L These are notes of my words but I don’t like how it is written.
(summarized)
D What would be the basis of knowledge that they were rushing to finish
the devices?
L Not sure.
D Fair to say 4-5 hour drive to Clatskanie, OR?
L Not sure.
D What time of day did you observe?
L I don’t know.
D Once devices were finished was there gasoline in the area of the clean
room.
L I don’t remember.
D Do you know when the gasoline was procured.
L I don’t remember seeing in the clean room.
D When gasoline for the devices introduced?
L I believe Conner acquired the gas.
D Why?
L Don’t know, I can’t say.
D Do you know when?
L I don’t know.
D Do you know from where?
L I don’t know.
D Did you drive in the vehicle from Olympia to Seattle?
L Yes.
D Did you notice the gas in the vehicle when you drove up?
L I don’t recall.
D How long did it take to drive to Seattle?
L I don’t know. I think the drive is an hour or so.
D Do you remember a lot of traffic?
L My only memory is the time with Jen Kolar in the evening.
D Did you talk about Briana Waters?
L We may have talked about this issue, does Briana hate me b/c she thinks
I slept with her boyfriend.
D Did you meet BW at the restaurant?
L We were at a restaurant.
D She could have been in the car?
L Possibly.
D Was she picked up at the airport or somewhere?
L Pretty sure no.
D Before the restaurant did you stop somewhere?
L No memory of that.
D Do you remember any dumpsters anytime that night?
L  I recall walking past dumpsters on the way to the site.
D Do you recall anyone dropping off the gas and devices?
L I recall JS placed them there earlier in the evening.
D Was he with you?
L No.
D Where did you go in Seattle?
L The bar.
D Where did you go first before?
L Don’t know.
D Did you stop at a home to pick anything up?
L It’s possible. There was a thing of dropping off of a car by an
overpass. D Do you remember getting it next morning?
L Not sure.
D What kind of car?
L I don’t know.
D Whose car?
L I don’t know.
D Was it JK car?
L I don’t know.
D The five of you were at the bar?
L Yes.
D What time was it?
L Early evening or afternoon. The bar was open and we ate dinnerish type
food.
D This is a meeting of five people going out to commit arson at UW. L Yes,
a meet up.
D And you don’t recall.
L I believe Briana was there. I’m certain Briana was there. I’m very clear
without a doubt. I don’t a continuous memory of sequence of events. D. If
you don’t say Briana Waters was there, you will go to prison for 35 years.
L I believe if I had a bad memory, they have no interest in convicting
someone who wasn’t there. I believe this is being framed as a political
investigation. This has not been my experience. That is what has made it
easy to cooperate.
D Our pleadings address certain factual issues that relate to that type of
claim. There has been a ruling by the court you can’t go into certain
things. Regarding your statement.
L They don’t want to convict innocent people. Have you read into our
pleadings about what agents have done?
L (won’t answer)
D Moves back to arson
WR was at the window at Bradshaw’s office. Avalon was by a big window.
Avalon handed her some documents. You testified there were no documents. L
I don’t know.
D About renting a car, did you tell the government that BW Aunt did it? L
Yes.
D Involvement in WTO Seattle events. Testified what you ere involved in
was making sleeping arrangements- what else?
L Outreach, research on company, sponsors, etc.
D Involved in throwing bricks?
L No, did not break windows.
D Did you spray paint?
L I don’t remember
D Did you know Tim Lewis?
L Yes
D You had collected bricks?
L I don’t recall.
D Do you remember running through the streets in black clothes?
L Yes
D Do you remember exhilaration?
L Sounds like you are quoting me from Lewis’ video. I was in it
reluctantly. I was careful with my words to not implicate myself. I was
talking about an event in England. I tried to clarify about it with Lewis
that he may cut it. It led to a falling out.
D But it was in context of what you felt in Seattle. Exhilarated as you
expressed in Sisters after the arson?
L Yes.
D Did you participate in events at Oak Ridge or Detroit Ranger Station? L Yes
D Spread manure and glued locks?
L Other people glued locks and spread compost.
D You knew working people would clean it up.
D I was a thoughtless radical. I didn’t think about it.
D You did not consider consequences of people who would clean up after
you. L Correct.
D Avalon was involved in all kinds of levels.
L Can I clarify it was a long progression from dumping manure, digging
road blockades to arson. I was a radical. I admit it.
D Avalon saw a development in his actions from legal in focus to
obsessively clandestine.
L He may have been involved in the clandestine and above ground but I
didn’t know it.
D There is a range of tactics in Northwest, even in Tacoma. Watch
generated a lot of discussion about that type of action (organizing). L
Only way Watch is in my mind is b/c it is associated with hearing about
it. D Briana was at ELAW. Kim Marks sat on the same panel as you and
talked about Watch  and organizing the working class.
L Being arrogant, I don’t remember what person I was and what other people
said on the panel.
D Did you know Briana Waters was involved in TESC animal rights group.
Bringing speakers, bake sale.
L Now I know that.
D No more questions.

Prosecution
Exhibit 612 Some radical literature from newsletter from ELP support
network. 2 copies of 1 item 2002 spring.
Prosecution: Look at back corner. Contact information for whom?
Lacey: Briana number for lacey and something indicated as VM for India
(SS). P Is it your handwriting?
L I don’t think so.
P Were you together with other people in the spring of 2002 when pamphlet
is dated? I don’t think so.

Prosecution- Government calls Megan Ropp. Avis Budget group, special
investigations to handle insurance claims.

Prosecution requested information from March 24 2006 on. There was
continued contact. Searching for cars that might have been damaged.
Exhibit 771. Avis rental information for a Kara Denis Larsen and proceeds
with the details of the rentail car. May 19- May22. Not listed for unit #
and vin #. Went through the total amount of money.

Cross exam
Defense- Tax documentation for additional driver.
Megan Ropp- Yes.
Defense- No damage or nothing unusual recorded.
Megan- Correct.

Until Tuesday.
Defense want to submit segments of video. 15 to 18 minutes of Watch. A
segment of Lacey in (Reconstruction?) and a segment of Kim Marks.

US states segment about Lacey is not relevant to the case and therefore it
is not admissible.

***

NOTES FROM FEBRUARY 19

US v. Briana Waters, February 19, 2008 Trial Court Notes
8:30am—pretrial matters discussed outside the view of the jury.  Defense
argued that they should be able to question Briana Waters’ (BW) cousin,
Robert Corrina regarding a phone call Briana made to him prior to being
contacted by the FBI.  The rule of completeness allows for defense to
bring out that Briana told him to be honest, and the fact that he lied to
the grand jury was not at BW’s behest.  Court denied motion.

9:07 am  Court convenes, jury of 14 enters courtroom. Judge:  Franklin
Burgess.  Defense: BW, Bob Bloom (BB), Neil Fox (NF).  Feds: Andrew
Friedman (AF), Mark Bartlett (MB), Agent Halla.

Government calls Sarah Reichard
University of Washington (UW) botany research professor at time of fire,
5/21/01. Office and lab at UW Center for Urban Horticulture (CUH).  Her
equipment, research and work were impacted or destroyed by the fire.  She
indicated during the summer of 2001 she suffered from depression, thought
the Safeway store was full of ELF people and caused her to run from the
store (they were just UW students); and freaked out on a Greenpeace
canvasser who came to her door.

Cross examination by NF
NF indicated it sounded like she was quite traumatized by the fire, and
asked her if that was true, she said yes.  He then said, “I’m sorry.” (NF
has apologized in this manner to many witnesses thus far as his client had
nothing to do with the fire and it’s clear the fire impacted many people).
 As Ms. Reichard was leaving the stand after his apology, she seemed
confused and was muttering.  Defense moved to strike any statements she
made in front of the jury, if any were audible.

9:47am
Government calls Tiffany Tudder
Evergreen College student with BW.  Graduated in 2001 in film.  Also
member of Evergreen Animal Rights Network (EARN) and friend with BW.  Knew
Justin Solondz (JS) as BW’s boyfriend.  Fall 2001 EARN invited Craig
Rosebraugh to lecture for a half-hour.  NYT reporter interviewed her and
was published in an article in 1998 (Pltfs Ex. 740-C, NYT article).  The
reporter asks her whether they agreed with arsons and mink releases.  BW
is “quoted” as saying ‘as long as it doesn’t hurt people’ and Tudder is
quoted as adding ‘and animals too.’  She recalls the article as being
accurate.

Cross examination by BB
BB asks her if she remembers the actual questions or answers that were
given almost 10 years ago.  She says no, she doesn’t remember the actual
words used.  Needs copy of article in front of her to refresh her memory.
BB asks her if BW ever expressed a desire to burn buildings, she answers
No.  She agrees that BW is not extreme, is mellow, honest, rational, level
headed, nice person.  She testifies that EARN brought speakers to campus,
had bake sales and potlucks, and was legal campus group.  Testified that
the campus is open, nothing is locked that she knew of.  Lots of woodlands
around campus.  In response to BB question, she indicates it would be
risky to have a clandestine meeting in a campus room b/c anyone could come
in during it.

10am
Government calls Toby Bradshaw
University of Washington (UW) College of Forest Resources professor at
time of fire, 5/21/01. Ecology, genetics, and forest related topics—denies
doing genetic engineering research on trees, says he only does tree
breeding (GE of trees ‘is not objectionable, it’s just not my work’).
Founder of Poplar Molecular Genetics Cooperative (PMGC) in 1995—timber
industries pay to be members which supports research for corporations that
profit from forestry/timber. Boise, Pacific Alberta, Weyerhauser, Potlach
and many others are members.  He provides them with ‘fruits of research’
on how organisms adapt to the environment.  15,000 trees bred, gives
cutting and seeds to member timber corporations for commercial use.  Had
prior damage done to trees in 1999, saw communiqué on web referencing the
PMGC and the dangers of genetic engineering.  Testified that he has
browsed the Internet looking for groups targeting him and/or his research.

MORNING BREAK
10:55am
Office and lab at UW Center for Urban Horticulture (CUH).  Occurred to him
that he might be the target of the arson as he drove to UW upon learning
of fire at 6:30am.  His equipment, research and work were impacted or
destroyed by water and smoke damage, not fire. [Strange tangent: Bradshaw
testified that one of the first things he saw near a tree outside his
office were his snake boxes.  He keeps snakes to show hybridization of
snake varieties in class, though he didn’t have any in his office at the
time of the arson.  He knew the ELF spared animals and so he pieced it
together, and made the assumption that ELF has purposefully brought the
empty snake box out of the building without opening it to see if snakes
were actually in it.]  Bradshaw used the term “firebomb” several times and
came across as a friendly good-natured professor.

Cross examination by BB
Bob asks him to affirm that the fire was a horrible experience and caused
the suffering of staff, he does so.  BB asks if he knew that Lacey
Phillabaum and Jennifer Kolar have admitted to the planning and burning of
the CUH, says yes.  BB asks if he is aware that BW had denied guilt and
has demanded a trial because she asserts her innocence, he says yes.  BB
asks whether Bradshaw questions the morality and self-interest of LP and
JK?  FEDS OBJECT.  JUDGE SUSTAINS.

11:05am
Government calls Tom Hinckley
University of Washington (UW) College of Forest Resources professor since
1980, Director of CUH at time of fire, 5/21/01.  His office was on 2nd
floor of CUH, lab elsewhere.  Learned of fire at 6am, knew it didn’t look
like a normal lab fire.  Later that afternoon he walked through building
w/ firefighter to assess damage. Most labs, offices, equipment, research
destroyed.   “Only” 12% of books in CUH library destroyed thanks to
superhuman effort to save books.  He was responsible for orchestrating
post-fire rebuilding and reorganization and therefore had to stop teaching
and researching to devote time to his director duties.  June 2004 he
stepped down as director; Dec. 2004 new CUH building opened.

11:40am
NO CROSS, witness excused.

11:42am
Government calls Gary Quarforth
University of Washington (UW) associate vice provost -- planning and
budgeting, one of the central finance offices.  Big research university
and lots of auxiliary businesses.  In 2001 UW had $2 billion operating
budget.  Discusses a bunch of financial stuff, costs of rebuilding, etc.
They ended up spending double the amount of money on the new CUH than the
former building was worth (cost $8M, old was worth $4M).

NO CROSS, witness excused.

NOON RECESS, COURT ADJOURNED.

1:05pm
Government calls David Gratzer
2001 worked at Budget Rental Co., Olympia branch manager. Rental agreement
(Pltfs 771) indicates car was returned between 6pm and 6:30am while store
was closed.

NO CROSS, witness excused.

Government reads a stipulation to the jury regarding 2 photographs of a
Toyota camry & VIN number (Pltfs 775, 776).  Shown to jury.

1:22pm
Government calls Robert Corrina (RC)
Cousin of BW, married Kara Larson, had son in Olympia, WA 1998.  Lived
with BW when they first moved to Oly, then rented duplex for his family.
BW stayed with them for about 6 mos on and off.  He testified that one
evening BW asked ‘us to go out to dinner and not come back until a certain
time.’  When he returned to the house, a meeting was ending, and he saw
William Rodgers at his house.  BW also lived with boyfriend Justin and
stayed with Ocean and his family, while BW’s stuff remained in Corrina’s
basement.  RC was shown his family calendar from 5/01.  RC receives phone
call from BW asking to rent a car week of 5/14 to move her belongings, she
says she’ll pay for part of it (RC has no driver’s license or car, BW has
no car).  Kara’s i.d. and credit card are used to rent car.  He says Kara
and BW returned from picking up the rental car together, rented from
5/19/01 (sat) to 5/21/01 (mon).  He testified, for the first time, that on
5/20 BW was at his house in the afternoon and began complaining of
abdominal pain and said she needed to go to the emergency room.  She
wanted to be driven there by Justin who was nearby but didn’t have his
car.  Justin appeared at house on foot and they drove off in the rental
car late afternoon/evening.  The handset from RC’s portable phone was
missing from the house.  BW didn’t come home until next day and apologized
for inadvertently taking the phone.  He states she told him that she went
to Seattle ER b/c couldn’t gain access to Oly ER, and then she went to her
room in the basement and slept.  RC and Kara dropped car off at Budget.
He says BW asked him to look at the car for damage, and he didn’t see any.
 Feds show his wife’s discover card statement and Key Bank records for
5/01.

RC has been interviewed many times by FBI.  When FBI first went to his
house and showed him picture of BW, he said he didn’t know her.  Said “I
thought I could protect her and make them go away.”  5/06 revisited by
FBI, now says he knew BW but had not rented a car.  Subpoenaed to grand
jury, again testified BW was his cousin but had not rented a car and did
not know of BW renting a car, said he did not remember.  FBI then
contacted Kara at work at state office Jan. 07.  Rental car documents were
shown to her at this time.  Hired an attorney who arranged a meeting with
FBI “to explain” why he had perjured himself earlier.  Says his testimony
today was stressful and causing problems with his extended family.

2:05pm  Jury leaves and court takes up motion by defense re: BW statement
to RC “tell the truth.”  Judge rules statement is hearsay.

2:10
Cross examination by BB
RC refused to speak with defense/Bob despite numerous requests before
trial.  BB: “You lied to a federal agent and now the feds hold your life
in their hands right?”  RC says “not true.”  BB: “Aware lying to a federal
agent is a felony?”  “Jan. 07 FBI goes to Kara’s work and threatened her
and him with perjury or going to prison?”  RC squirms over threat of
perjury against them.  Friedman (prosecutor) yelled at her at her work.
Got an atty shortly thereafter but said not b/c they were scared, but b/c
it was a legal matter.  BB points out that RC was testifying in great
detail about events that occurred 7 years ago, but seems to have selective
memory about things that happened less than 2 years ago.  [This is when it
started to appear that RC was lying].  BB asks about an event, RC says
Fall 06, doesn’t recall the month.  When asked why he can recall a
particular day of the week from 7 yrs ago, RC says, “I pieced those dates
together from documents I was shown, not because I remembered them.  BB:
“Did BW ever ask you to lie for her?”  RC: “No.”  RC made decision to lie
to protect her.  Documents were shown to him establishing he had lied to
FBI multiple times.

AFTERNOON RECESS
Cross continues
2:55pm
BB goes through history and incidents of prior perjury, gets RC to admit
he said things to the feds and that they were correct statements.
[reminder arson 5/21/01]
1. contacted by BW by phone and told FBI might be contacting him and that
he should just tell the truth.
2. 5/16/05  FBI visit at his house, RC shown picture of BW, denies knowing
her.
3.  10/3/06  FBI visit, admits knows BW, denies car rental
4. 10/25/06 grand jury testimony, admits knowing BW, denies anything to do
w/ car rental, gives reasons why he would not have rented a car.
5. 1/19/07  FBI and US Atty show up at Kara’s work, yell and threaten her.
6. RC and Kara hire an attorney (Zooloff)
7. 2/1/07 RC, Kara and atty go to Seattle to meet with feds.  Thought they
were in some trouble.  [Clear his testimony today is coerced from feds
based on threats of federal crimes such as perjury to grand jury,
obstruction of justice and lying to federal officials and the ole taking
parents away from child type of fear].

Court adjourns with BB still in cross of RC.

TOMORROW will be continuation of BB cross of RC, and maybe redirect by
feds.  Then Jennifer Kolar and Heather Moore will be take the stand.