The Dane County District Attorney did not charge Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell for disorderly conduct following the actor’s disruption at a February University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police arrested Cromwell, along with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals employee Jeremy Beckham, after the pair interrupted the meeting to protest allegations of animal cruelty during UW-Madison research.
The district attorney reviewed the case and declined to charge either of the protestors, instead ordering them to pay $263.50, according to the court’s records.
PETA’s allegations originated in Sept. 2012 when members of the group protested alleged animal rights violations on nine cats involved with UW-Madison research, which allegedly included intentionally deafening them and drilling holes in their skulls during research.
