Six locked themselves together; seventh served as police liaison
Seven protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge received 30-day sentences and $1,000 fines Friday after felony charges against them were dropped. The outcome closes the criminal case over the April 15, 2024 demonstration against Israel’s war in Gaza.
Six of them — Sarah Ferrell, Conrad de Jesus, Em Tillotson, and Bhavika Anandpura of Oakland, and Rocky Chau and River Allen of Richmond — had locked themselves together to halt commuter traffic into the city. Sara Cantor, the seventh, had served as a police liaison during the bridge action.
The demonstration drew more than two dozen activists who halted several lanes of commuter traffic on the bridge, six months into the war. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins charged 26 demonstrators with crimes. Most were offered diversion in the form of fines and community service, but Jenkins filed serious charges — including felony conspiracy — against seven defendants.