COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — Four people arrested last month for hanging a "Resist" banner on Trump Tower have pleaded not guilty to felony charges.
RELATED: 6 Charged After Hanging 'Resist' Banner On Trump Tower, Police Say
Jeremy Alpert, 43, of suburban Glencoe; Wendy Jennings, 38, of Minneapolis; David Khoury, 47, of Leslie, Ark.; and Taylor Blevons, 27, of suburban Deerfield, were arraigned Friday on charges of criminal damage to property, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.
The four will next appear in court Sep. 22 for a status hearing before Judge Carol M. Howard at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, 2650 S. California Ave.
According to police, Alpert, Jennings, Khoury and Blevons were among six people who helped raise a "Resist" banner at Trump Tower, 401 N. Wabash Ave. at about 2 p.m. on July 7.
The incident caused "extensive damage" to the building, according to a statement from Chicago Police. Additional details were not available.
Two other people — Jessica Bryant, 31, and Shirley Sexton, 54, of the 4900 block of North Western Avenue — were charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct following the incident. Each woman is slated to appear in court in coming weeks, court records show.
RELATED: 6 Arrested As Protesters Raise 'Resist' Banner On Trump Tower
All six people were apparently working with Greenpeace, an environmental organization. That group raised a "Resist" banner near the White House in January shortly after President Donald Trump took office, and in Warsaw raised a banner saying "No Trump, Yes Paris," on Poland's tallest building to greet Trump.
Jason Schwartz, a New York-based spokesman for Greenpeace, said the activist organization will be "relentless" in its demonstrations against the Trump administration as it makes environmental policy "expendable."
"This is a message agreed upon by many Americans," Schwartz said.
Greenpeace USA began tweeting images of the banner raising shortly after the activists began. The banner was taken down within the hour.
Tourists, news crews and others stopped near President Donald Trump's namesake tower on the Chicago River to gawk at the short spectacle.
The protest drew a pronounced police presence that included a police van, police boat and a slew of high-ranking police officers in white shirts.
