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Jason Troff

Released
Date of birth:1977
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1990s
Inmate Number:#Section 9040
State:Utah
Support
Animal Rights Activism Animal Liberation Front
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Biography

Jason Troff, age 19, was one of four animal-rights activists who set fire to a McDonalds under construction in West Jordan, Utah in 1996, destroying about 80 percent of the building. Sentenced to 12 months federal prison.

Case

Salt Lake County Jail
Charges: Federal use of an explosive device, arson, and possession of an explosive device - 1996 McDonalds construction-site arson, West Jordan, Utah
Arrested: Aug 24, 1996
Sentenced: Aug 25, 1997
Incarcerated: Aug 24, 1996
Released: 1998
Sentence: One year in Salt Lake County Jail; prison term suspended; no credit for the preceding diagnostic custody
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Utah
Mailing Address: 450 S. 300 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3207