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Dec 22, 2015

‘Freedom Activist’ Now Free From D.C.’s Judicial Clutches

“I would never want to live in D.C. or anywhere near it without a very strong incentive,” Kokesh says.

Jan 17, 2014

Activist Who Loaded Shotgun In Downtown D.C. Sentenced To Two Years Probation

Kokesh, who accepted a plea deal in November, will have to register as a gun offender.

Nov 06, 2013

Gun Activist Adam Kokesh Pleads Guilty To Weapon, Drug Charges

Online court records show that he accepted a plea deal today and will be sentenced on January 17.

Aug 29, 2013

Adam Kokesh Will Stay In Jail

A judge denied Kokesh’s motion to be release, citing a previous bond violation.

Aug 13, 2013

Libertarian Gun Activist Adam Kokesh Denied Bond Today, Judge Will Consider Motion This Week

A judge previously denied Kokesh bond on July 29, calling him a “very dangerous person.”

Jul 29, 2013

Adam Kokesh Denied Bail in D.C. Court, Judge Calls Him ‘Very Dangerous’

The gun rights activist will remain locked up on a D.C. gun charge stemming from a July 4 YouTube stunt.

Jul 26, 2013

Adam Kokesh Charged in D.C. Over July 4 Demonstration

Gun rights activist Adam Kokesh is back in D.C. today, about to face charges in connection with a YouTube video he posted on July 4 in which he apparently loaded a shotgun while standing in Freedom Plaza.

Jul 19, 2013

Adam Kokesh Says Drugs Were Planted, Will Run for President

The gun rights activist who made a July 4 video of himself loading a shotgun on D.C.’s Freedom Plaza says he’s going to run on the sole plank of ending the federal government.

Jul 15, 2013

Adam Kokesh Granted $5,000 Bond, Ordered to Live Without Guns Until Trial

The outspoken gun rights activist Adam Kokesh is out of jail on $5,000 bond, but a Fairfax County judge has ordered that he await trial under a condition that might come as difficult to him.

Jul 11, 2013

Adam Kokesh Refuses to Talk in Court, Remains in Jail

Kokesh, who stirred things up last week by posting a video of himself loading a shotgun on D.C.’s Freedom Plaza, won’t be getting out of jail any time soon.

 
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