Dakota Access Pipeline Protester Turns Self In After Dna Found On Cigarette At Construction Site
Lawrence Malcolm Jr., who appeared in court via video from the Burleigh Morton Detention Center, was charged with felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor engaging in a riot. Evidence gathered after the DAPL protest was sent to the North Dakota State Crime Lab. Analysts scored a hit on Malcolm’s DNA, which was already on file following a previous arrest, according to the Billings Gazette. After the charges were filed against Malcolm in September 2019, his attorney Bruce Nestor asked the court to dismiss the charges saying that the cigarette butt’s existence at the site is no proof Malcolm participated in the protest....