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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Judge denies delay in Spence case

A federal judge denied an attorney’s request for a delay in the trial of a Minneapolis man charged in connection with the 2004 break-in at the UI Spence Labs.

Scott DeMuth, 22, is charged with conspiracy to commit animal-enterprise terrorism. On Nov. 14, 2004, four masked individuals broke into Spence Labs and caused around $450,000 in damages.

The Animal Liberation Front claimed credit for the break-in.

According to official court documents, the reasons set forth for the trial’s delay — including that DeMuth’s attorney had a family situation, which prevented him from attending pretrial motions — were “unacceptable.”

— by Sam Lane

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