Ellen Gerhart Pipeline Obstruction Sentence Upheld by Appeals Court

Ellen Gerhart’s quest for pipeline obstruction martyrdom earned her six months of jail and the Commonwealth Court just upheld well richly deserved sentence.

Huntingdon County, PA landowner Ellen Gerhart, adamantly opposed to the Mariner East 2 pipeline being constructed across her land, tried to block construction on her property. She had her day in court last August and was found guilty of violating a judge’s previous order to stop interfering with construction. Gerhart was sentenced to jail and a $2,000 fine. What did she do to deserve jail time?

Sunoco Logistics Partners, builder of the Mariner East 2 pipeline, said Gerhart was, “standing in front of construction equipment, setting fires next to the nylon construction fence, threw ground meat on workers and set out bait to attract wild animals, including bears to the work site.” And after being told to stop doing those things by the court, she didn’t. Hence, off to the clink. She finished serving her time in January of this year, although she still hasn’t paid the fine.

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