"Three of the Stanford pro-Palestinian protesters charged with vandalizing the university president's office in June 2024 plan to accept plea deals, their lawyers said in court this afternoon (Nov. 24). Lawyers for Kaiden Wang, Gretchen Giumarin and Cameron Pennington told Judge Deborah Ryan that their clients plan to take a plea deal that will reduce their felony vandalism and conspiracy charges to misdemeanors."
"The group, which prosecutors say broke a window to enter the office before barricading themselves inside, pouring fake blood and ransacking drawers, will return to court Monday for a trial assignment hearing. Stanford estimates the protest caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Before then, defense attorney Jeff Wozniak, who represents Guinarin and represented Pennington in his lawyer's absence Monday, said he plans to file a motion requesting his clients' cases to be separated ahead of their plea deals."
Three Stanford pro-Palestinian protesters charged with vandalizing the university president's office in June 2024 intend to accept plea deals that will reduce felony vandalism and conspiracy charges to misdemeanors. Five of the 11 protesters remain slated for trial, while three defendants have hearings for the court's mental health diversion program. Prosecutors allege the group broke a window to enter the office, barricaded themselves inside, poured fake blood and ransacked drawers; Stanford estimates the protest caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Defense counsel said he will seek separate cases for plea-taking clients; the judge defended misdemeanor offers citing youth, no criminal histories, and perceived humanitarian motivations.
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