Tensions and antagonisms continue between a community trying to operate without police or state intervention and the police and local government. The Gicker case is a polarizing, high-profile moment in this debate. Community members have gathered around Brenton - speaking out against the search and arrest and starting a legal defense fund to pay for court costs at the local credit union. Meanwhile, Brenton remains under house arrest. He'd rather be working on more important issues than his own pseudo-celebrity status.
Police officers disagree.
All we care about is criminal behavior. It has been two months since the seizure. Somebody has to stand up to them, and I guess we were the chosen ones. On Feb. 8, three months after the search, detectives arrested Gicker at school for burglary, riot, and criminal mischief. And the detective called for backup, then took me to city hall.