Virgil's Legal Defense Fund

Hello everyone, my name is Virgil.  I'm photo-journalist, writer, speaker, a husband and father of four awesome children.  About 20 years ago I came to the US from a communist country, searching for liberty and freedom.  Unfortunately, it does not appear that I found it, as tyranny driven by police militarization has been expanding and growing every since, here in the United States.

On December 24, 2014, as I always do before such events, I put on my press badge and went to cover a protest organized by the Ohio Student Association.  It was a protest that took place at the Fairfield Mall in Beavercreek, OH.  During this event, Beavercreek Police have threatened other media representatives covering the protest with arrest.  

After being told to leave and while in the process of leaving, the police started grabbing certain individuals from the crowd, handcuffing them.  I was one of them.  More than a dozen people were arrested as they were leaving the event.  It is unknown why the police did this as this was a peaceful event and I was there as a journalist.  I was charged with tresspassing and obstruction of official business.

As many already know, the Beavercreek Police Department has a history of legal abuse , lying and even killing of innocent people.  On August 5, 2014, one of their officers shot and killed an unarmed man named John Crawford in the local Walmart.  Since then, many protests have taken place in opposition to this killing.  Nobody has been charged so far in his killing and the police department have built a wall of silence  for the media, refusing to answer any questions.  I have written about this at length and have continued to cover all the events related to the Crawford shooting.

Due to the charges filed against me, I am reaching out and asking for help with the legal expenses that I am about to incur.  Your help would be very much appreciated, and I would be very thankful for it.

If you have questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail [email redacted] as e-mails will be forwarded to me.