BISMARCK – A Dakota Access Pipeline protester who has refused to provide testimony to a federal grand jury is back behind bars.
Steve Martinez was held in contempt of court for the second time in a month. The 46-year-old Martinez is being held in the Burleigh Morton Detention Center. He had been released on a technicality Feb. 22 following 19 days of incarceration, but was given another subpoena.
His attorneys say he has refused to testify before a grand jury involved in a lawsuit filed by an injured protester because he believes authorities are trying to suppress the pipeline protest movement.
