Charges dropped against activist who exposed Iowa hog deaths
by Ryan J. Foley, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 29, 2021 11:14 am EDT
Last Updated Jan 29, 2021 at 11:28 am EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa Prosecutors have dropped trespassing charges against an activist who helped secretly record Iowa’s largest pork producer using heat to kill thousands of hogs last year as the pandemic devastated the industry.
Matt Johnson, an activist with the group Direct Action Everywhere, had been scheduled to stand trial in Grundy County, Iowa, on Monday on two counts of trespassing at Iowa Select Farms properties in May.
County prosecutors moved to dismiss the charges Thursday at the request of Iowa Select, whose personnel had been subpoenaed but said they didn’t wish to testify, court documents show.
Trespassing charges dropped against activist who exposed heat slaughter of Iowa hogs
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