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Nick Mottern

Released
Gender:Male
Era:2020s
State:New York
Support
Anti-War
Nick Mottern

Biography

Nick Mottern is a Vietnam-era Navy veteran, journalist, and anti-drone organizer based in New York. He co-coordinates Ban Killer Drones, serves on the national board of Veterans for Peace, and organizes the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. Police arrested him during an April 8, 2026 protest at Holloman Air Force Base and released him after processing because of a medical condition; the charge was conditionally dismissed in May.

Released the same afternoon. NR206.

Cases

Charges: Blocking a roadway — Holloman Air Force Base / Otero County
Arrested: Apr 8, 2026
Incarcerated: Apr 8, 2026
Released: Apr 8, 2026
Sentence: Conditional dismissal
Charges: Trespass Disorderly conduct
Arrested: Mar 19, 2025
Incarcerated: Mar 19, 2025
Released: Mar 19, 2025
Plead: Not guilty