George Horton in Jail Again for G20 Charges

George Horton, G20 Prisoner, has returned to jail after being released pending his appeal, which was recently denied.

George Horton is being held in Lindsay, ON at the Central East Correctional Facility. He is expected to do at least 4 months there, up to 8 months (at worst).

George participated courageously in the mass demonstrations against the G20 in June of 2010. He has remained courageous and intransigent in the face of the repression of the courts and jail.

Since June of 2010, he has supported G20 defendants and prisoners. Rather than seeking the state and corporate media’s mercy by condemning the diverse tactics of community-based resistance mounted against the G20 in2010, George has consistently condemned this repression.

If you wish to write to George send him letters at the following address:

Please use discretion and read the following about writing prisoners before writing George:

http://guelphabc.noblogs.org/letter-writing/

Stay tuned to George’s FB wall and Guelph ABC for further updates.

BACKGROUND:

In September 2010, George was arrested in connection with actionscconnected with mass demonstrations against the G20 on the weekend of June 25-27, 2010 in toronto.

After conviction, George was sentenced September 28, 2012 to 10 months for Assault Police, 10 months for Intimidation of “Peace” Officer, 2 months for being Masked with Intent and 2 months for 3 counts of Mischief over $5000, to be served concurrently. This meant that he was to serve 10 months in total.

After serving 2 months, George was released on bail, pending the resolution of an appeal of his convictions for Assault Police and Intimidation of “Peace” Officer.

On August 26, 2014, George’s appeal was dismissed and his convictions upheld. He has been returned to Central East Correctional Centre, Lindsay, Ontario.