Two climate activists who dumped red powder over the display case that holds the U.S. Constitution have been sentenced to prison.
The two activists also poured powder over themselves and stood in the rotunda, calling for solutions to climate change.Two climate activists who dumped red powder over the display case that holds the U.S. Constitution at the National Archives Museum in February were each sentenced this week to more than a year in prison.
The two men also poured powder over themselves and stood in the rotunda, calling for solutions to climate change. Green, who is linked to a group called Declare Emergency, according to court records, had previously been charged in a separate case of vandalism at the National Gallery of Art in November 2023, when he wrote “HONOR THEM” in red paint on a wall beside a mural of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, according to court documents.
A lawyer for Green declined to comment. A lawyer for Zepeda did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. Prosecutors had recommended that Zepeda be sentenced to four years in prison, followed by three of supervised release, according to a sentencing memorandum.
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