VICTORY!!! On Tuesday, August 12, Joe Cassilly, the Maryland State's Attorney in Harford County, dropped all charges that were filed against the 18 PRO-LIFERS who were illegally arrested for peacefully holding FACE THE TRUTH TOUR signs along Route 24 in Bel Air, Maryland last Friday, August 1. This is GREAT NEWS, especially for the ten teenagers who were among those arrested.

Thanks to all of you who stormed heaven with prayers for those who were arrested, for those who were involved in the decision to arrest them, and for our State officials.

What happened on August 1st is almost unbelievable, that 18 persons who were peaceably assembled on public property out of harm's way were arrested without any warning and without being told what the charges against them were.  None of those arrested were read their rights.  Only a few were allowed to make a single phone call.All females were searched by Maryland State Police. We were treated as terrorits!

This decision by the State of Maryland to drop the charges shows that our side of the story was the true story.  There were no traffic jams.  There were no people running in and out of traffic.  There was no refusal to disperse.  They plainly and simply violated our First Amendment rights!

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