Activist Remains in Custody for Refusing to Testify

By Becky Ogann
KCRG (Iowa)
Story Created: Feb 1, 2010

IOWA CITY - After more than two months, a Minnesota activist remains behind bars for refusing to testify in front of an Iowa grand jury.

The grand jury is looking into the 2004 break-in at Spence Laboratories on the University of Iowa campus.

The Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility for stealing hundreds of lab mice and leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars in both labs.

Carrie Feldman, 20, refused to testify about the case.

Federal prosecutors in Davenport ordered her held in contempt of court. A U.S. Appeals Court denied a motion to release her.

Legally, Feldman can remain jailed until she testifies or the Grand Jury concludes its investigation.