Chelsea Dawn Gerlach

Chelsea Dawn Gerlach (born 1977) is a radical environmentalist associated with the Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front.

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She was arrested in Portland, Oregon on December 7, 2005, and on July 21, 2006, she pleaded guilty to three counts of arson. The fires were at Childer's Meat Company, Boise Cascade, and an EPD substation. She was also charged with one count of destruction of an energy facility, the BPA transmission tower; one count of aiding and abetting an attempted arson, 12 counts of aiding and abetting an arson, at the Jefferson Poplar Farm; and eight counts of aiding and abetting arson in Vail, Colorado.
The Vail fires caused $12 million damage, leveling the Two Elk Lodge and the restaurant on top of Vail Mountain. The fires also razed a ski patrol headquarters and several lift buildings. On May 25, 2007, she was sentenced to 9 years in prison. She is serving her sentence at a Federal Prison. With time served and time off for good behavior, she is potentially eligible to be released in October 2013, after 5 years of imprisonment.

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