Climate Activist Ken Ward Released

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Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:00pm to 5:15pm
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Climate activist and corbett resident Ken Ward’s trial on sabotage charges ended in a hung jury Wednesday,  in Washington’s Skagit County.

Ward initially faced up to 30 years in prison for shutting down the Trans-Mountain Pipeline .

Judge Michael Rickert denied Ward a necessity defense and expressed doubts about climate change.

KBOO reporter Miriam Widman spoke to Ward and asked him for his thoughts on the hung jury.

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