March 7, 2008

Woman Accused in Activists' Attack on U. of Washington Facility Is Convicted of Arson

By Peter Monaghan

Seattle

A woman charged with taking part in one of a string of attacks by the Earth Liberation Front, including a 2001 arson at the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture, has been found guilty of two charges of arson and could be sentenced to up to five years in prison on each charge.

But after a three-week trial in the U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Wash., and more than three days of deliberation, jurors deadlocked on three other charges, including the most serious