Tre Arrow

Tre Arrow
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Occupationgreen anarchist

Tre Arrow (born Michael Scarpitti in 1974) is a green anarchist[1][2] who gained prominence in the U.S. state of Oregon in the late 1990s and early 2000s for his environmental activism,[3] bid for Congress as a Pacific Green Party candidate, and then for his arrest and later conviction for committing acts of arson on cement and logging trucks.[4] He unsuccessfully sought political asylum in Canada, and was extradited to Portland, Oregon, on February 29, 2008, to face 14 counts of arson and conspiracy.[5] These actions were claimed as acts of protest by the Earth Liberation Front (ELF). On June 3, 2008, Arrow pleaded guilty to 2 counts of arson and was sentenced with 78 months in prison.[6] He was released to a halfway house in 2009.[7]

  1. ^ "Anarchist Eco-Terrorist Tre Arrow to Be Deported", Toronto Sun, May 6, 2006.
  2. ^ Tre Arrow says he’s not guilty of burning trucks Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine , Portland Tribune, May 4, 2008.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Randall (2002-12-12). "Hunting Tre Arrow: The Flight of America's Most Wanted Eco-Terrorist". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  4. ^ The Associated Press [1] Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Oregonlive.com, Published: Thursday, June 04, 2009, accessed June 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Denson, Bryan (March 1, 2008). "Fugitive Tre Arrow back in Portland". The Oregonian.
  6. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Helen Jung | The (2008-08-13). "Tre Arrow sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison". oregonlive. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  7. ^ Manning, Rob (2009-06-09). "Tre Arrow Rides Away An Almost Free Man · OPB News". News.opb.org. Retrieved 2012-01-16.