Catholic grandmother jailed for year after air base protest

A Catholic grandmother has been sentenced to a maximum of one year in jail after an anti-drone protest in New York state last year.

Mary Anne Grady Flores took photos from a road outside Hancock Field Air National Guard Base last year.

About 20 activists took part in the protest on February 13, 2013, which was Ash Wednesday.

Mrs Grady Flores, 57, was under court orders to stay off base property and to stay away from the base commander.

Police said she entered base property, so they arrested her and charged her with disorderly conduct for blocking a roadway.

She was also charged with violating court orders.

Nine people were arrested at the protest.

Before her sentencing, Mrs Grady Flores said she was going to be fine in jail and would find a community of faith there.

In February, Mrs Grady Flores served seven days in jail for a previous arrest at the base.

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