Unconstitutional, vague: Case dismissed for protester who helped block I-25
4th Judicial District cites statutory requirement to appeal
A local judge is tossing out a criminal case against one of the Black lives matter protesters who helped block northbound I-25 last summer.
and last updated 2021-05-18 03:54:17-04
COLORADO SPRINGS â On Wednesday, May 12, Judge Stephen Sletta ruled a case is unconstitutional regarding a Black Lives Matter protester who helped block northbound I-25 on June 30, 2020. Over a dozen people were charged as a result of the incident.
Molly Avion said she attended many George Floyd protests during the summer of 2020. On June 30, she said she grew concerned about the safety of protesters heading to the interstate, and was one of the cars parked sideways on the highway to block traffic. Cops did watch overhead on the bridge, but then never approached us or told us to disperse. If it was a public safety issue, they would have approached us and gotte
I was by myself at home, and I got a phone call from a detective, she said.
The detective told Avion she was being charged with Obstructing a Highway a misdemeanor. She said her friends received similar phone calls, but some of them had been charged with felonies. It s still confusing, because they still treat each case very differently, and based on individuals, but still with the subtle underground message of them disagreeing with protest as a whole, Avion said, adding that she believes police charged her because they disagreed with her message, not because she was breaking the law.