TOLEDO ANTI-WAR PROTESTERS ON TRIAL

(Toledo, OH) According to the Toledo Blade, seven of 24 people arrested by Toledo Police for blocking the entrance to a military recruiting office on St. Patrick's Day are currently on trial in Toledo Municipal Court before Judge Gene Zmuda. Two dozen protesters were arrested and 17 plead to minor offenses and paid fines. The Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition, led by former Toledo Councilman Mike Ferner, organized the protest.