April 5, 2018

News4JAX

7 anti-war activists detained after vandalism on Kings Bay sub base

ST. MARYS, Ga. – Seven members of a group called Kings Bay Plowshares were arrested Thursday after they slipped onto the Kings Bay Submarine Base and vandalized some signs, according to a base spokesman.

A news release on the Kings Bay Plowshares Facebook page said the seven Catholic activists got onto the St. Marys base Wednesday night, carrying hammers and “baby bottles of their own blood.”

The base’s gates are staffed with security at all times, so it’s uncertain how the protesters gained access to the base, but Kings Bay public affairs office spokesman Scott Bassett said no personnel or facilities were ever threatened.

It’s possible the seven activists were there for hours before they were caught, and Bassett confirmed security measures at the base are being reviewed.

“I believe they walked on,” Plowshares supporter Jessica Stewart said. “They went through a fence and walked on. Surprisingly, considering it’s a nuclear installation, I don’t think it was difficult for them to gain access.”…

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