Pie-throwing war protesters sentenced to 30 days in federal prison
Anti-war activists who threw a pie at Sen. Carl Levin during a Big Rapids event in 2010 have been sentenced to 30 days in federal prison
Jul 31, 202058.6K Shares1.1M Views
Anti-war activists who threw a pie at Sen. Carl Levin during a Big Rapids event in 2010 have been sentenced to 30 days in federal prison.
In March Ahlam Mohsen, 24, a Michigan State University graduate, and Max Kantar, 23, a Ferris State University graduate, pleaded guilty to assaulting Levin by hitting him in the face with an apple pie during a gathering at the Pepper Cafe and Deli in Big Rapids on Aug. 16, 2010.
The pair, who targeted Levin because of his role as chair of the Armed Services Committee, wanted to criticize U.S. war operations and support for Israel. They faced a possible sentence of up to one year in prison.
The Grand Rapids Pressreports that Kantar told U.S. District Judge Robert Holmes Bell that he hoped that the pie would serve as an “exclamation point” to the speech he delivered at Levin’s event.
Paula M. Graham
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