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The activists — 74-year-old Joan Bell, 73-year-old Jean Marshall and 41-year-old Jonathan Darnel — were indicted on felony conspiracy against rights and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, also known as the FACE Act.
Attorneys file an emergency appeal of a decision denying pro-life activist Lauren Handy's release from jail ahead of her sentencing.
The trial follows the conviction of five of the defendants’ peers, who were convicted of conspiracy against rights and a FACE Act offense.
Lauren Handy was among the five anti-abortion demonstrators found guilty this week of felony violations of the FACE Act.
A jury found five pro-life activists guilty of violating federal law in connection with a 2020 blockade of a Washington, D.C., abortion facility, and all of the defendants were taken into custody following the verdict.