Overview
- Eleven current and former Stanford-affiliated demonstrators were arraigned Monday on felony vandalism and conspiracy to trespass tied to the June 2024 occupation of the university president’s office.
- Eight defendants entered not guilty pleas, with three scheduled to enter pleas at a later date set by the court.
- The indictment superseded April filings and bypassed a public preliminary hearing after months of delays, drawing defense objections to the secrecy of the grand jury process.
- Prosecutors allege broken windows and furniture, graffiti, disabled cameras and fake blood, with damage estimated from roughly $360,000 to as much as $1 million.
- One 21-year-old previously accepted a deferred no-contest deal and testified before the grand jury, as DA Jeff Rosen continues to urge plea resolutions focused on restitution and community service rather than prison time.