At approximately 3:50 am, a protester trespassed onto Turtle Hill and was taken into custody by law enforcement. The subject arrested is a Jake Atkinson who has pending charges for engaging in a riot and disorderly conduct. Trials for 10 of the protesters charged in an incident which occurred on August 11th were scheduled at the Morton County Courthouse. During preliminary court actions, the judge postponed the trials until January 31st and December 1st due to discovery issues. During the morning, protesters staged a demonstration in front of the Courthouse from approximately 9:00 am until noon. Throughout the morning, approximately 30-40 protesters were present in front of the courthouse. No problems were encountered. Temperatures continued a warming trend with a high of approximately 30 above.
