Activists who aided anti-cop protesters in Atlanta arrested for financial crimes

Three Atlanta activists who spearheaded a fund to help bail out demonstrators arrested while protesting the state’s so-called “Cop City” have been busted for financial crimes. Marlon Scott Kautz, 39, of Atlanta; Savannah D. Patterson, 30, of Savannah; and Adele MacLean, 42, of Atlanta, all of whom lead the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, were arrested Wednesday morning at Kautz and MacLean’s home — a distinct, colorful house covered in anti-cop graffiti. They were charged with money laundering and charity fraud. State investigators have claimed they have evidence linking all three organizers...