A local activist Tuesday was found guilty and sentenced on two of three misdemeanor charges filed after he was arrested Jan. 14 during a Toledo City Council meeting.
Tyree Conyers-Page, also known as Sir Maejor Page, was found guilty of failure to disclose information and resisting arrest – a fourth-degree and second-degree misdemeanor respectively – during a bench trial by Judge William Connelly, Jr. in Toledo Municipal Court, according to Dave Toska, chief prosecutor for the city of Toledo.
Mr. Page was found not guilty of disturbing a public meeting, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, Mr. Toska said.
Judge Connelly then sentenced Mr. Page to a suspended sentence of 30 days in jail and six months of inactive probation for resisting arrest and to paying court costs for failure to disclose information.
As part of sentencing conditions, Mr. Page has to abide by all city council rules should he attend a city council meeting, Mr. Toska said.
Mr. Page and his attorney, Sarah Driftmyer, could not be reached for comment.
He attended a Jan. 14 committee meeting in city council chambers and was live-streaming the proceedings on his Facebook page. During the meeting, he snapped his fingers several times. The Toledo police officer who serves as city council’s sergeant-at-arms approached Mr. Page and repeatedly asked him to “step outside” council chambers.
When Mr. Page did not comply, other officers were called to One Government Center to arrest him.
After his arraignment, Mr. Page told The Blade he and his attorney were prepared to fight the charges against him “zealously.”
Mr. Page has to report to the court’s probation department by June 14.
First Published June 12, 2019, 12:48 a.m.
