Minnesota Man Held in UI Vandalism Case Released from Jail

From:    "Political Prisoner News" <ppnews@freedomarchives.org>
Date:    Mon, November 30, 2009

Originally printed at http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/78178407.html

MUSCATINE COUNTY - Scott DeMuth, the Minneapolis man charged in the
2004 animal-rights vandalism at the University of Iowa, was ordered
released from jail Monday.

After reviewing prosecutors' challenge to an earlier order for
DeMuth's release, Judge John Jarvey wrote "the government has failed to
demonstrate that the release of the defendant would pose a danger to
the community or a serious risk of flight."

DeMuth, 22, a University of Minnesota graduate student, pleaded not
guilty Nov. 21 to one count of conspiracy in U.S. District Court in
Davenport. The government had asked DeMuth be held in the Muscatine
County Jail pending trial, set for March.

Investigators used a journal and a lock-picking device found in a
search of DeMuth's home to tie him to the Nov. 13-14, 2004, break-in
at Spence Laboratories and Seashore Hall. University officials said
the vandalism, which included the release of 88 mice and 313 rats
used in psychology department experiments, totaled $450,000.

Carrie Feldman, 20, also from the Minneapolis area, remains jailed
for civil contempt. She refused twice to testify before the grand
jury investigating the incident.

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