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August 22, 1971 - Camden Vietnam War Protesters Arrested - Today In Crime History

Michael Buchanan
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Vietnam War Protesters Arrested

On this day, August 22, in 1971, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell announced the arrest of 20 of the "Camden 28", a Catholic anti-Vietnam War group accused of planning a raid on a New Jersey draft board.

Authorities said the Camden 28 planned to break into draft board offices and destroy all 1A-status draft registrations as a blow to the process through which tens of thousands of young American men were being drafted and sent to fight in Vietnam.

Each of those arrested faced seven felony charges and more than 40 years in prison. The 28 turned down an offer to plead guilty to a single misdemeanor charge and instead chose to be tried together.

On May 20, 1973, a jury returned “not guilty” verdicts for all counts against all 28 defendants.

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Michael Buchanan is a practicing criminal defense attorney in Gainesville, Florida, with more than 25 years experience defending people accused of criminal misconduct. He is a former president of the Eighth Judicial Circuit chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Read detailed professional biography here.

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