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October 16, 2020 Patrick Challenges Judge, Judge Surprises Patrick BRUNSWICK, GA—In a decision likely unexpected by both the defendants and prosecutors, a federal judge today passed down a significantly lower prison sentence to one of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7. Judge Lisa Godbey Wood sentenced Patrick O’Neill of Garner, NC, to 14 months in prison…
Read MoreFifteen supporters in a carefully Covid masked and distanced courtroom witnessed Father Steve Kelly receive a sentence of 33 months today. After a 20 minute delay to get the telephone conference line working and properly muted 160 people listened in to the proceedings on the audio link. Fr. Steve’s sentence falls at top of his…
Read MoreOctober 14, 2020 Fr. Steve Kelly and Patrick O’Neill Sentencing This Week You Can Listen In — And Take Action Scroll below for court call-in info. After living two and a half years in the Glynn County jail, Fr. Steve Kelly, S.J. will be the second of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 to be sentenced…
Read MoreThe Festival of Hope for the sentencing of Steve Kelly and Patrick O’Neill can be viewed on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmJ3FgK0-Yc&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0QtXbiV0JCFWq0ng_xtuU-3CNlhYEu0Mf0wnjAuUnVklqUAgG65TdBZPY or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Kingsbayplowshares/videos/1254811398201405/ Father Steve Kelly’s Statement At the time of this greetings’ composing, Pharaoh is hospitalized with the plague. I’m not gloating although much could be included about karma. This neo-exodus…
Read MoreFr. Steve Kelly was sentenced on Oct. 15 to 33 months incarceration, three years of supervised release and restitution. He has served 30 months in pretrial confinement so should have completed this sentence with the addition of good time. Steve still has to answer for a probation violation from a previous arrest so may be…
Read MoreAt the time of this greetings’ composing, Pharaoh is hospitalized with the plague. I’m not gloating although much could be included about karma. This neo-exodus reap-what-you-sow October surprise event should put us on the alert. Not just to be masked and vigilant aboutthe ubiquitous COVID-19,but also about nuclear weaponry and its custody, possession and proliferation.…
Read MoreFather Steve Kelly and Patrick O’Neill are scheduled to be sentenced in Brunswick, GA on October 15 & 16 at one in the afternoon. It is hoped that the two will be combined on October 15 but that now appears unlikely. The remaining four defendants, Carmen Trotta, Martha Hennessy, Mark Colville, and Clare Grady, were…
Read MoreThe six remaining Kings Bay Plowshares defendants have had their sentencing dates moved from September to October 15 and 16. They had requested a continuance because they want to appear in open court in Georgia and the virus situation there is still too out of control to safely allow it. Steve Kelly has now…
Read MoreThe 6 remaining plowshares defendants have been given new dates for sentencing on Oct. 15 and 16 in Brunswick, GA. There is the good likelihood that sentencing will go forward on these dates after numerous delays. What isn’t clear is whether all the defendants will appear in person or if some will choose to appear…
Read MoreEnvision the World Without Nuclear Weapons: August 6 and 9, 2020 75th Anniversary of the U.S. Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is a time of remembering the horror, repenting the sin and reclaiming a future without nuclear weapons. It is a time to…
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