AR-News: (US) Activist denies blame in SUV-lot fire

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WEST COVINA - A 25-year-old member of a co-op dedicated to peace,
environmentalism and other causes emphatically denied causing $1 million
damage to a Hummer dealership in an attack linked to the radical
environmental group Earth Liberation Front.

Joshua Thomas Connole of Pomona was arrested at his home at about 12:30
a.m. Friday in this Los Angeles suburb, said Cpl. Rudy Lopez, a police
spokesman. He was booked for investigation of felony arson and vandalism
and jailed in lieu of $825,000 bail. He was to be arraigned Monday.

"I didn't have anything to do with that," Connole told the Los Angeles
Times by phone from his jail cell. "I didn't know what Earth Liberation
Front was about. Someone mentioned to me the Hummer incident when it
happened, but I don't watch TV or read newspapers. I know nothing about
it. I'm no more involved in causes than standing on corners with signs.
I'm not an active member in any organization."

full story:
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/6769495.htm

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