Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said his office has obtained new indictments against three people who allegedly damaged a construction company’s property as part of a protest against the controversial Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.
According to a press release from Carr’s office, the trio traveled to Brasfield & Gorrie’s offices in Cobb County on May 12, 2022, where they threw incendiary devices at the building. The devices damaged the building, with employees working inside, and set fire to the surrounding land. Brasfield & Gorrie was the general contractor for the training center, dubbed “Cop City’ by its opponents.
The new indictments come after a Fulton County Superior Court judge last December dismissed RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) charges brought by Carr’s office against 61 protesters.
The three newly charged are Katie Marie Kloth, 39, of Schofield, PA; Tyler John Norman, 42, of Blue Mountain, WI; and Hannah Kass, 33, of Philadelphia, PA. They have each been charged with criminal damage to property and arson.
The attorney general alleged that the 61 people were members of Defend the Atlanta Forest – “an anarchist, anti-police, and anti-business extremist organization.”
“When it comes to fighting Antifa and keeping people safe, we won’t back down,” Carr, who is a Republican candidate for Georgia governor, said in a statement. “This isn’t Portland or Seattle. If you come to our state and engage in violence, threaten private businesses and damage property, you will be identified and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
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