The 'Snowden' actress enters a not-guilty plea after being charged with criminal trespassing and engaging in a riot.
- Oct 21, 2016
AceShowbiz - Shailene Woodley pleads not guilty at North Dakota courthouse on October 19 after she was arrested in North Dakota earlier this month. The "Snowden" actress was a no show during the hearing. Her lawyer entered the plea on her behalf.
Woodley was detained along with many others for live-streaming the protest against the pipeline construction built at the sacred Standing Rock Sioux land and burial grounds. She was charged with one count of misdemeanor criminal trespass and one count of misdemeanor engaging in a riot.
Maggie Q, Mark Ruffalo and Woodley's "The Fault in Our Stars" co-star Ansel Elgort and author John Green tweeted their support, applauding her for her bravery. Real-life whistleblower Edward Snowden also came to her defense, tweeting pictures of heavily-armed soldiers who arrested her. "So @ShaileneWoodley joined the #DAPL protest to defend clean water. It was peaceful, yet police showed up looking like this. Many arrests," he wrote.
