Activist pleads guilty in Ohio for P&G HQ protest

Published September 8, 2014 3:20pm ET



CINCINNATI (AP) — One of nine Greenpeace activists charged in a protest at Procter & Gamble Co. headquarters pleaded guilty Monday to a single felony count.

Charles Long, 35, of Chicago, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering, a low-level felony, in exchange for prosecutors dropping two more serious charges and agreeing he can perform community service and pay restitution as his sentence. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Robert Winkler scheduled sentencing Nov. 12, after ordering a presentence investigation. Long’s attorney said he has no criminal record.

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