Bail granted for Atlanta Solidarity Fund members arrested for helping 'Cop City' protesters

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June 2nd, 2023

This house in Edgewood neighborhood is where police arrested three key organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed public safety training center on May 31, 2023, Atlanta, Georgia. The three are officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which has bailed out people arrested during protests against the project, which opponents derisively call "Cop City." (AP Photo/Kate Brumback)

Three people who were arrested for their involvement in raising bail and other support funds for protesters of Atlanta’s proposed Public Safety Training Facility will be released on bail.

On Wednesday, Marlon Kautz, Savannah Patterson and Adele Maclean were arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Atlanta Police at their residence. GBI issued warrants accusing the three of charity fraud and money laundering. 

Kautz, Patterson and Maclean run the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a nonprofit that raises money to help people who have been arrested while protesting through bail funds, hiring attorneys, and food and housing assistance, among other things. 

This combo of booking photos provided by the DeKalb County, Ga., Sheriff’s Office shows, from left, Marlon Scott Kautz, 39, of Atlanta; Adele MacLean, 42, of Atlanta; and Savannah D. Patterson, 30, of Savannah. Police on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, arrested the three Atlanta organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city’s proposed police and fire training center, striking at the structure that supports the fight against what opponents derisively call “Cop City.” They are charged with money laundering and charity fraud. (DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

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