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<font size=3><b><i><a href="mailto:sacprisonersupport@riseup.net">
sacprisonersupport</a><a href="mailto:sacprisonersupport@riseup.net">
@riseup.net</a></i></b></font> wrote: <br>
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<dd>Sacramento Prisoner Support<br>
<dd>July 20, 2006 Alert<br><br>
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<dd>Zachary Jenson is a Government Informant<br><br>
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<dd>Lauren Weiner, Zachary Jenson, and Eric McDavid were arrested in
Auburn, CA on Jan 13, 2006 as part of the government's Green Scare
campaign. They were charged with conspiracy to destroy property by means
of fire or explosives, facing up to 20 years in federal prison for a
crime that was never committed.<br><br>
<dd>We at Sacramento Prisoner Support are extremely shocked and
discouraged by Zachary Jenson’s decision to ‘take a deal’ and inform on
and effectively abandon his remaining co-defendant Eric McDavid. Zachary
felt that he could no longer cope with waiting for trial at Sacramento
County Jail and has decided to take the same plea agreement that Lauren
Weiner took in May,<br>
<dd>which requires him to “cooperate fully with the government, and any
other federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, as the government
directs.” His new charges will hold a maximum 5 year sentence, but
Zachary will have to live with himself for the rest of his life knowing
he abandoned and informed on a friend.<br><br>
<dd>“Cooperation” is explained by the government as Zach being required
to cooperate with any law enforcement agency about any issue (not just
limited to his case); he must testify before any court or grand jury upon
the government’s request, submit to meetings, interviews, or
investigations and answer every single question ‘completely’. As per any
plea bargain, if Zach fails to meet the strict conditions set out, he
will again face his original sentence of up to 20 years in
prison.<br><br>
<dd>The full text of his plea agreement can be found here:<br>
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<a href="https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2006/07/20/zachplea.pdf" eudora="autourl">
https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2006/07/20/zachplea.pdf<br><br>
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<dd>We at Sacramento Prisoner Support only support prisoners who do not
assist the government in the prosecution of others. We are extremely
surprised and pained by Zachary’s decision, as he has repeatedly affirmed
that he would never do anything to hurt his co-defendants or take a deal
that would require him to become a government informant. His decision
came seemingly out of nowhere as he has never expressed any interest in
cooperation. Over the past 6 months of his pre-trial incarceration, we
never<br>
<dd>hesitated to do everything possible to support him and maximized our
efforts to make sure he felt connected to the outside world, through
personally visiting him as often as the jail would allow, making sure he
received letters and books, and much more.<br><br>
<dd>As in accordance with our policy, which we continue to stand by, we
will no longer support Zachary Jenson, and recommend that others
participating in prisoner support do the same. We will now focus our
energies on supporting the remaining prisoner from this case, Eric
McDavid, who has maintained his innocence from the day he was
arrested.<br><br>
<dd>We strongly encourage supporters to write Eric, as he undoubtedly
feels betrayed and very alone. As always, please refrain from writing him
about his case and issues related to it, as pre-trial detainees mail can
be used against them in court. Information on how to support Eric can be
found at<br>
<dd><a href="http://www.supporteric.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.supporteric.org<br><br>
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<dd>Eric's mailing address at the Sacramento County Jail:<br><br>
<dd>MCDAVID, ERIC X-2972521 4E 231A<br>
<dd>Sacramento County Main Jail<br>
<dd>651 "I" Street<br>
<dd>Sacramento, CA 95814<br><br>
<dd>If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at<br>
<dd><a href="mailto:sacprisonersupport@riseup.net">
sacprisonersupport@riseup.net</a><br><br>
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