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Christopher McIntosh

Released
Full name:Christopher W. McIntosh
Date of birth:1982
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:2000s
Inmate Number:#30512-013
State:Washington
Time Imprisoned:
7 Years 7 Months 18 Days
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Animal Rights Activism Environmental Activism Animal Liberation Front Earth Liberation Front
Christopher McIntosh

Biography

Christopher W. McIntosh pleaded guilty to setting fire to a McDonald’s restaurant near Seattle’s Space Needle on January 20, 2003, in an action claimed on behalf of the Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front. He was sentenced on December 16, 2005 to eight years in federal prison. A contemporary account published in Slingshot reported that he was 23 at sentencing.

Case

Charges: Federal arson - January 2003 ELF/ALF-claimed Seattle McDonalds rooftop fire
Arrested: Feb 15, 2005
Sentenced: Dec 16, 2005
Incarcerated: Apr 5, 2005
Released: Nov 23, 2012
Sentence: 96 months federal prison + 36 months supervised release
Convicted: Yes