The trial of three protesters that broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex July 28 has been pushed back until Feb. 26. The trial had been scheduled to begin Oct. 10 in a Knoxville federal court, but counsel for the three protesters asked for the delay in order to better prepare for the case. The three protesters are nun Meghan Rice, 82, Michael Walli, 63, and Greg Boertje-Obed, 57. The trio is facing up to 10 years in jail and fines of $250,000 apiece for three charges involved with the break-in, including trespassing on a federal facility, willful and malicious destruction of property, and “depradation” against federal property. The Knoxville News Sentinel also reported last week that Rice had broken both of her wrists in a fall about a week ago. Rice, who astonished many through her role in the break-in, reportedly tripped while in an office of the Witness for Peace center in Washington, D.C., and has casts on both of her arms.
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