SOCIETYClimate Activists Sentenced To Prison For Vandalizing U.S. Constitution Display

On Monday, Zepeda was sentenced to 24 months in prison while Green was sentenced to 14 months, U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist of the Washington Field Office announced in a press release.

Zepeda pleaded guilty on August 15 to felony destruction of property for dumping the thick red powder on the U.S. Constitution. Green also pleaded guilty on August 13 to felony destruction of property, while he also pleaded guilty to one charge in connection with a separate act of vandalism targeting a memorial to black Civil War soldiers at the National Gallery of Art on November 13, 2023.