On September 8, 2014, Bristol County DA Sam Sutter dropped criminal charges against Ken Ward and Jay O'Hara, citing the need for leadership on the climate crisis. Ward and O’Hara were charged with conspiracy, disturbing the peace and motor vessel violations and faced up to several years in jail for using a little white lobster boat to block a shipment of 40,000 tons of coal to the Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, MA. This video shows the DA's statement, a historic moment in the climate movement, along with statements from Jay and Ken.