May Day! 11 anarchists arrested in Asheville!

Attention! 11 anarchists were arrested in Asheville, NC on Saturday as a part of May Day protests. They are currently each being charged with three felony charges each (more or less, the charges on one of the accused are unclear) and their bails are set at $65,000 each! It is incredibly important that we show solidarity with these folx, lovers! Comrades in Asheville threw newspaper vending machines through the windows of some stores and are now being charged with felony rioting. Whether you agree with the action or not, I do not think any of us agree with prison, and felony charges are no joke.

"UPDATE 5/4/11 4PM MST: Thanks to an amazing outpouring of support, several people are being bailed out today. It’s not over yet, though — keep it coming!

UPDATE 5/3/11 12AM MST: Bail has been raised to $65,000 each. Your support is more crucial than ever!

UPDATE 5/3/10 5PM MST: Sorry for the prior confusion, the following has been confirmed: All arrestees appeared in court today and each faces 3 pending felony charges on top of the 10 misdemeanors, one of which will be felony rioting. The judge raised bail on each person (with one possible exception) to $50,000. The arrestees will all appear in court again tomorrow, and the felony charges are expected to be filed then. See this news article for more.

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A call for solidarity to the 11 arrested in Asheville, re-posted from Infoshop News:

Eleven people were arrested here yesterday evening, including folks from Milwaukee, Carrboro, Raleigh, Asheville, and OKC. Ten people have $10,000 bail and seven counts of misdemeanor damage to personal property, three counts of misdemeanor damage to real property; one person has $11,000 bail and an extra charge. One person has been bailed out by their family so far.

Everyone will be arraigned tomorrow at 8:30am, so we’ll know more then. Their charges and bail may change, and we may be able to get folks out then. We haven’t heard much from the people inside, so we aren’t sure who wants to be bailed out right now. We’ll update y’all once we have more information.

As you can probably tell, we could use cash money. We’re working on getting a paypal set up, but if you’d like to wire us money or send us checks, email howdotheywork@gmail.com.

More news as it comes! Thanks for all of the love and solidarity that’s been pouring in already, and good luck to everyone else who got in trouble yesterday."

-http://denverabc.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/asheville-may-day-arrestees-need-your-help/
corporate media resource:
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100503/NEWS01/100503038

I will be updating this post as I gain more information, I personally have friends/comrades in Asheville. Show your support!