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Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend January 28, 2006 Alleged ecosaboteur out on bail Staff and wire reports EUGENE — Alleged ecosaboteur Suzanne Savoie was released on bail late Friday afternoon from the Lane County Jail. Savoie, 28, of the Applegate Valley, was freed after posting a $45,000 property bond for property in Northern California and $5,000 in cash provided by her mother, according to John Kolego, a Eugene attorney representing her. In addition, her boyfriend’s mother agreed to serve as a third-party custodian, responsible for reporting to officials if she violates her terms of release, Kolego said. Savoie is charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit arson and one count of arson involving the Superior Lumber Co. office fire in Glendale in 2001. The Earth Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the fire. Superior is now known as the Swanson Group Inc. Advertisement Jonathan Paul, 39, of Greensprings, was released after posting $741,000 in a Charles Schwab account as security on Thursday. Paul was ordered to report regularly to federal officials, have no contact with witnesses in the case, remain in Oregon and refrain from opening any new financial accounts or lines of credit. Paul, widely known among activists for disrupting legal whale hunts by an American Indian tribe in Washington, is charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit arson and one count of arson involving the Cavel West horsemeat packing plant near Redmond in 1997. The Animal Liberation Front took credit for the arson. Paul is a wildlands firefighter; Savoie works in a group home for the disabled in Ashland. Both appeared this past week before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin in Eugene. They are expected to be two of 11 defendants who are set to be tried together beginning Oct. 31 by U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene. However, the expected five-week trial could be delayed to give both sides more time to prepare. The 11 defendants are accused of taking part in acts of ecosabotage over a five-year period. The arsons caused an estimated $22 million in arsons ranging from Southern Oregon to Vail, Colo. In addition to Savoie and Paul, five defendants remain in custody and three remain at large. One other suspect committed suicide last month while in jail in Flagstaff, Ariz., on ecosaboteur charges. The 65-count indictment also alleges that the defendants — who referred to themselves as the "Family" and took oaths to protect each other’s identities — all conspired to damage an unidentified electricity tower. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2006 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback www.bingo.com Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker Custom Build Computers Computer Security Discount Hotel Reservations Casinos Canada dvd-r Generic Viagra Myspace Windermere Van Vleet Deep Muscle Stimulator Sports Equipment Online Casino Reviews Online Bingo Entertainment Guide Online Casino Fundraisers Student Loans Sudoku Online Advertisement s Advertisement