Seven protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in a 2024 pro-Palestinian protest against Israel’s assault on Gaza were convicted of misdemeanour charges by a San Francisco jury that remained deadlocked on the more serious charge of felony conspiracy.
The jury convicted each of the seven protesters on six misdemeanour counts, including false imprisonment, obstruction of a thoroughfare and unlawful assembly, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a statement on Thursday.
One defendant was also convicted of another misdemeanour charge of refusing to disperse, Jenkins said.
The protesters will be sentenced in August and face up to five years in a county jail.
The seven protesters were named Bhavika Anandpura, River Allen, Rocky Chau, Sara Cantor, Conrad de Jesus, Sarah Ferrell, and Em Tillotson, according to local media. (Reuters)
