Failed to surrender for service of his sentence
Springer, who was opposed to nuclear bomb testing, felt called upon to interfere with a ceremony where former President Ronald Reagan was receiving a gift of a crystal eagle. Springer destroyed the eagle because he thought that would be an appropriate way to call attention to a nuclear bomb test scheduled for the next day. As a result, he was convicted of interference with the Secret Service and was sentenced to 120 days of incarceration for that offense. See 18 U.S.C. § 3056(d). He was ordered to surrender on April 2, 1993, but that date was later extended to June 2, 1993.
Springer determined that he would not surrender because something more important held his attention. He was concerned that a moratorium on nuclear testing was about to end, so he decided that jail could not be permitted to interfere with his desire to engage in protests against that possibility. He also saw his action, his refusal to surrender, as a form of civil resistance. By June 27, 1993, he discovered that the President had extended the moratorium. He still did not surrender. As he said, he wanted his surrender to be a media event, and he had not quite figured out how to finance or accomplish that. He was finally arrested on August 9, 1993, and this prosecution for failure to surrender ensued. See 18 U.S.C. § 3146(a)(2).
"By June 27, 1993, he discovered that the President had extended the moratorium. He still did not surrender."
So POTUS Clinton extended the moratorium and the pile of crap STILL thought it wasn't good enough for him?
He had protestin' to do!
Why would even Clinton allow this?
It should have turned from 120 days to 1 full year, just on general principles.
Really, you get to tell the President when you "feel" like showing up to jail?