Case Closed – September 16, 2013
Thank you all for your support in any form over the past 2 years, without it I would not have been able to endure this. It has been an exhausting and dragged out ordeal that came to an end today [...]
Case Continued to September 2013
Chris appeared in Court on August 12, 2013. The case was continued and he is now scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on September 9th, with jury selection on September 16th. The trial will commence within two weeks of 9/16/2013. Today [...]
Case Continued by State of Florida
Prior to Chris' last court appearance on Monday June 10, 2013 the State offered a plea bargain that had mandatory jail time as one of the conditions. This was unacceptable to Chris and his attorneys. Chris and his defense team [...]
Florida State Attorney Drops Felony FAEPA Charge Against Chris Lagergren
On the eve of Chris' hearing to argue a Motion to Dismiss, the Florida State Attorney drops the Florida Animal Enterprise Protection Act - Animal Enterprise Disruption charge against Chris. In an 18 page Motion to Dismiss that was submitted [...]
Motion to Dismiss Filed March 1, 2013
March 27th, Key Largo, FL - Chris' legal counsel filed a Motion to Dismiss the Florida Statute 828.42 Florida Animal Enterprise Protection Act (1) Animal Enterprise Disruption charge against him. Chris and his legal counsel were notified to appear before [...]
Updates on the Case – Continuance Granted
***NEWS UPDATE*** KEY LARGO, FL : On February 4, 2013, Chris was granted a continuance to April 4, 2013 with trial set for April 22, 2013. Chris' defense team filed a Motion to Dismiss the Animal Enterprise Disruption charge under [...]
Background – Volunteer Activities vs. Code Violations at the Marine Mammal Conservancy
Chris Lagergren Chris Lagergren served as a volunteer at the Marine Mammal Conservancy (MMC), located in Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida during the month of May, 2011. While Chris was a volunteer at the MMC, he documented numerous code violations by the [...]
Articles (Multimedia)
Apr. 19, 2013 - The Daily Maul Felony Charge Dropped in Florida Case Against Animal-Rights Activist Apr. 1, 2012 - Support Animal Rights Activist Chris Lagergren Against Escalating State Repression http://drstevebest.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/support-animal-rights-activist-chris-lagergren-against-escalating-state-repression/ Dec. 14, 2011 - “Ag Gag” Bill Reintroduced in Florida, [...]
Arrest Summary
Chris Lagergren was arrested in Key Largo, Monroe County, FL on September 10, 2011, by an off-duty Miami Police Sergeant named Javier Ortiz, for alleged trespassing and criminal mischief at the Marine Mammal Conservancy, also in Key Largo. Chris had [...]