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#NoDAPL Water Protector Michael ‘Rattler’ Markus Sentenced to Federal Prison

October 2, 2018October 18, 2018

Bismarck, ND – A third federal defendant has been sentenced to prison as the US Attorney’s office continues to prosecute indigenous people involved in defending protest encampments opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in fall 2016.
Last Thursday, September 28, Michael Markus, also known as…

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#NoDAPL Water Protector ‘Rattler’ Takes Non-Cooperating Plea

January 22, 2018

Mandan, ND – On Sunday, January 21, the Water Protector Legal Collective announced that attorneys for water protector Michael Markus, known as Rattler, had reached a non-cooperating plea agreement with federal prosecutors. In the deal, Rattler agreed to plead guilty to one charge of Civil…

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