SEATAC — A city judge has dismissed disorderly conduct charges against Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant and two other activists stemming from their arrest at a minimum wage protest last November.
The SeaTac Municipal Court judge said Friday prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to support a conviction.
Sawant and three others were arrested last Nov. 19 during a demonstration outside Alaska Airlines headquarters that called for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport workers to be paid at least $15 an hour. One of the defendants reached a plea agreement, but Sawant and two other demonstrators — a Methodist pastor and an airport worker — went to trial.
Sawant called the decision a vindication not just for her and the other defendants, but for SeaTac voters who approved a $15-an-hour minimum wage law.
