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Alexander Matthew Sepulveda

Released Awaiting Trial
Date of birth:2003
Gender:Male
Era:2020s
State:Michigan
Time Imprisoned:
5 Days
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Biography

Alexander Matthew Sepulveda is one of eight Palestine-solidarity activists federally indicted in May 2026 over a University of Michigan divestment campaign. The indictment, unsealed June 10, accuses the group of conspiring to transmit threats against university officials, law-enforcement officials, businesses, and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit through protests, messages, and property damage. Civil-rights advocates argued that the charging document blurred alleged unlawful acts with protected political speech. The charges remain allegations, and the federal case is pending.

Case

United States Marshals Service custody
Charges: Conspiracy to transmit threats in interstate and foreign commerce; destruction of property to prevent seizure
Arrested: Jun 10, 2026
Incarcerated: Jun 10, 2026
Released: Jun 15, 2026
Prosecutor: U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr., Eastern District of Michigan
Indicted: Federal indictment filed May 20, 2026 and unsealed June 10, 2026 in United States v. Hakim et al., No. 5:26-cr-20306 (E.D. Mich.)
Plead: Not guilty