Mark Colville’s Statement at Sentencing, April 9, 2021

By Steve Dear | April 9, 2021

Mark Colville’s Statement at His Sentencing April 9, 2021 I am speaking to you from land that was taken from the Momauguins, members of the Quinnipiac Indian Tribe, here in…

Bill Wylie-Kellermann – Character Witness for Clare Grady, November 12, 2020

By Bill Ofenloch | November 16, 2020

I am ordained United Methodist pastor in Detroit, recently retired. I still write and teach; currently adjunct faculty at Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit. I’m a participant in the non-violent…

Carmen Trotta’s Sentencing Statement, Nov. 12, 2020

By Bill Ofenloch | November 14, 2020

In my opening declaration to the court, I remarked that I’m a child of the Vietnam war, and my primary reason to go to college was to discover who was…

Mary Yelenick’s Statement in Support of Martha Hennessy, Nov. 13, 2020

By Bill Ofenloch | November 14, 2020

Good morning, Your Honor. My name is Mary Yelenick. I am a member of the Bar, and practiced law for nearly 40 years — first as a judicial law clerk,…

Martha Hennessy’s Sentencing Statement, Nov. 13, 2020

By Bill Ofenloch | November 14, 2020

Dear Judge Wood, I have thought long and hard and prayed about how to convey the reality of my nonviolent, sacramental action against nuclear weapons at Kings Bay Naval Base.…

Clare Grady’s Sentencing Statement, Nov. 12, 2020

By Bill Ofenloch | November 14, 2020

Good afternoon, Judge Wood, Mr. Knoche, and Mr. Gilully, and greetings to all the women and men who work in the courtroom there in Georgia. Also, greetings to all those…

Patrick O’Neill’s Sentencing Statement, Oct. 16, 2020

By Bill Ofenloch | November 14, 2020

Good Afternoon Judge Wood, Greg Gilully, all the U.S. Attorneys, Keith and all of the great defense attorneys who have assisted me, and all of the other court personnel. We…

Dennis Apel’s statement to the court in support of Fr. Steve Kelly

By Bill Ofenloch | November 14, 2020

I was asked by Fr. Steve Kelly to be a character witness at his sentencing. While I am more than honored to do so, I want to be clear regarding…

Fr. Steve Kelly: Presentencing Declaration of Pro Se Defendant’s Conscientious Objection To and Non-compliance With Any and All Post-incarceration Conditions

By Bill Ofenloch | November 14, 2020

While still in chains, I, pro se defendant Stephen Michael Kelly, S.J., file this declaration in an attempt to remove any ambiguity and avoid all misunderstanding, come time of sentencing.…

Bernadette Naro’s Statement at Sentencing of her Father, Patrick O’Neill, Oct. 16, 2020

By Bill Ofenloch | October 17, 2020

Good Afternoon. I want to begin my testimony today with some of my earliest memories of my dad.  When I was four years old, my parents moved from our small…