Tag: trail construction

Woman charged for refusing to leave Columbia tree during trail protest

December 2, 2019 3:24 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County prosecutor filed charges Monday against a woman who staged a weeklong protest by camping in a tree. Susan Fourcade, 67, also known as Sutu Forte, is charged with one count of misdemeanor trespassing. Forte was camped on a platform in a tree off Bluff Dale Drive to stop the

Boone County judge approves order to remove woman from tree

November 1, 2019 4:06 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge granted a request by Columbia city leaders to remove any people protesting on land marked for construction of a new trail on Rollins Street. The order from Judge Jeff Harris on Friday directs the Boone County Sheriff’s Department to remove any people with a local organization from the area within