Seattle I-5 protest defendants challenge social media use for suspect identification

A photo of the defendants in who're facing charges in connection to an illegal protest that occurred on I-5 in Seattle on Jan. 6, 2024. Defense attorneys for six people charged in connection to a protest that shut down I-5 in Seattle are raising doubts about the state patrol’s use of social media to identify suspects.Edward Mast, 69; Joseph Subido; 29; Rizwan Samad, 66; Christina Devitt,37; and 35-year-old James Parker. Michael Moynihan, 42, is charged only with disorderly conduct.

In court, an attorney representing Samad said investigators ‘lumped everyone together’ while reviewing social media posts. Judge Andrea Jamon found probable cause to support charges of disorderly conduct against all six defendants, but she sided with defense attorneys and said there was not probable cause for charges of criminal trespass against defendants Devitt, Parker, and Samad.

“In the course of my almost 30 years of practicing law, I have never been in a proceeding for an arraignment where a prosecutor didn’t show up. I’m stunned to find there’s no prosecutor here. The state is bringing this charge, the court is not making the allegation against my client and the chair next to me is empty. I can’t imagine why the state is not here,” defense attorney Scott Carter-Eldred said.

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