Wanted Animal Rights Activist Arrested
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Wed Mar 30,11:12 AM ET
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - An animal rights activist was
arrested on a domestic terrorism charge after seven
years on the run in connection with the release of
thousands of minks from commercial farms.
Peter Daniel Young, 27, could face life in prison if
convicted of all charges, including conspiracy to
interfere with interstate commerce and animal
enterprise terrorism, according to court papers.
Young fled soon after he was indicted in 1998 and was
arrested March 21 at a coffee shop in San Jose,
authorities said.
He and Justin Clayton Samuel, 26, were indicted by a
federal grand jury in Wisconsin in the release of
minks from farms in Wisconsin, South Dakota and Iowa,
FBI agent Mike Johnson said Tuesday. They were accused
of freeing thousands of the animals.
Federal authorities suspect Young is affiliated with
the activist group Animal Liberation Front. A
telephone message left at the group's office in Canoga
Park was not immediately returned.
According to a police report, Officer Ian Cooley
witnessed Young attempting to steal music CDs from the
cafe. Young was arrested and found to be hiding a
handcuff key taped to his belt, according to the
report. A fingerprint search turned up the outstanding
warrant.
Young also faces several charges in connection with
the coffee shop incident. He is being held in an
isolation jail cell because he refused to take a
tuberculosis test, authorities said. Some TB tests
contain animal products.
Co-defendant Samuel was arrested in Belgium in 1999.
He pleaded guilty the following year and was sentenced
to two years in prison.
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