A Happy Ending For Randy Wolling "AKA" Sage

Today in courtroom #35, at the downtown San Diego courthouse, was a happy day. The deputy DA, was generous, in her plea deal with Randy Wolling. If Mr. Wolling would plead, no contest, to a charge of arriving a half hour early to a state beach, all other charges would be dropped and erased from his file. Judge Woods, also informed Randy, that if he got a job and house and came back to her courtroom in the next few months, she would release him from probation.

Public defender David Knudson explained this to Randy. Randy, thought for a few minutes, about what had just been said. He asked Judge Woods, if she could explain the deal one more time, and she graciously did. Mr. Knudson again talked it over with his client and Randy agreed to the terms. All three charges from the SDPD raid on Oct 28, 2011 will be dropped. Another charge, dealing with lodging at the beach, dismissed.

Randy will be released this evening, and has a year probation. Judge Woods let Randy know if he got a job and found a place to live, she would drop probation. Hey hey, ho ho, our brother Sage gets to go. It's party time! Grab your boots, signs, food and drinks and head over to Freedom Plaza, for the celebration of our fellow occupy brother's, release from occupying a jail cell. Tomorrow night at Freedom Plaza.

Sitting in A Jail Cell, Because He Peacefully Sat at A Protest

Day Thirty three in jail, behind bars with no independence, because he was protesting for change, peace and a better America. Randy Wolling "AKA" Sage is on trial for peacefully assembling, resisting arrest and illegal lodging. Yesterday in courtroom #35 at the downtown San Diego courthouse, we watched video from the second raid on occupy San Diego by the SDPD.

The video showed a quiet Randy sitting on a curb with three other occupiers detained by the SDPD. Were they sitting there, because they did not want to get into the paddy wagon? Or were they sitting there because they were told to by the SDPD? To me in the video it looks like they were told to sit there until further notice of being escorted to the paddy wagon.

The assistant DA asked the judge to exclude sound, from all video's presented, except the one. The one the assistant DA wants to allow is the head police officer telling protesters to leave or they would be arrested. But in the other video's what they are saying or not saying is important to this case also. It seemed evident to me, in the courtroom, that judge Woods and the assistant DA had a bond.

That is exactly why the 99% are as mad as hell. Because of the injustice by our judges, politicians, corporate owners and the 1%. Thank goodness this is a jury trial and the people not the court will make the final decision, on our Occupy brother Sage's future. The amount of money the city is spending on this inhumane action, is ridiculous. The assisant DA's demeanor is that of an angry soul, out to get Osama Bin Laden.

Let's Go Viral: Our Brother "Sage" Has Been Occupying A Cell For 28 Days: UpDated Write A Positive Thought

Photo rights: Christopher "Riot" Rios

I met Sage my first week at Occupy San Diego. Sage is a middle aged man, with long grey hair nicely combed, reading glasses, hippie style and always carrying a notebook. What was in this notebook? It was a positive thoughts book. Sage would ask you to write a positive thought in his book and then would wish you well. His nick name says it all. A man humbly spreading peace and love to all, with intentions of integrity.

Sage has been occupying a jail cell, for the last 28 days in San Diego. I tried to get people to bail him out, but there were some charges that were prior to the raid arrest, that prohibited him from being bailed out. Today I went to the courthouse on Broadway in downtown San Diego. We entered room 35, to a policeman and a woman sitting behind a desk close to the judges.

The policeman asked me to take my hat off, turn off your cell phones, no eating, no tape recording, no photo's or video's "He told the observers" who just walked into the courtroom. Also he told us not to talk to the prisoner. Sage looked a little ragged and worn out. His attorney was a young peppy man that was glad to see people, from occupy San Diego attend the hearing.

We learned the assistant district attorney, asked that this case, should remain separate and not be tainted with other facts, from other occupy movements legal issues. This court case will be heard in front of a jury. Sage did not do, anything wrong. This is about police officers raiding our camp, without notice. I was not informed about a specific time to be out of the civic plaza ever, by any police officer. That is a law.

I was not asked when raided if I contacted a shelter and was denied a bed. EVER! That is a law, police are suppose to follow. My friend Sage is harmless. He needs and deserves the help of anyone who would like to bail him out and help him in anyway. I urge and implore you to think about this brother of the occupy movement and do what ever you can to help him. He really is a Sage!!!

UpDated: Please write a positive thought to our good brother Sage. He could use your support, hugs and love. He spread much around when hanging out with Occupy San Diego.