Biography
John Zettner was individually named among three anti-nuclear resisters arrested October 21, 1983 after chaining themselves across the Williams International driveway in Walled Lake, Michigan. They pleaded no contest to contempt, received thirty-day jail terms, and were awaiting a separate trespass trial. The report described their expected release by November 20, not an actual discharge; the custodial sentence and pending-release context establish the imprisonment but not its first admission day or completed duration.
Sources and limits
The Nuclear Resister No21, November 15, 1983, original page 1.
Individually reported anti-nuclear protest custody; forecast release and nominal sentence lengths are not treated as actual discharge or completed time. No demographic attributes, vital dates, unsupported name expansions or current custody status are inferred.
Earlier 1984–1985 custody chronology
John Zettner was initially released after the December 28, 1984 Williams International action. At his January 7, 1985 arraignment he entered a creative plea of guilt and was sent to jail for a nominal thirty days. The current jail directory confirms actual confinement. The projected February 2 release is not an actual discharge, and thirty nominal days are not counted as completed.
The Nuclear Resister No. 28, January 23, 1985, PDF pages [4, 6].
