Stevens Point Woman Pleads Not Guilty For Role In GTAC Raid

A Stevens Point woman accused of four criminal counts of robbery and damage to property at an exploratory drill site entered a not-guilty plea today.

Meanwhile, the Iron County District Attorney says he wants to prosecute more of the masked people involved in that June 11 raid.

Twenty-six-year-old Katie Kloth will have to post a $5,000 signature bond and have no contact with Gogebic Taconite (GTAC) and the person who filed the complaint against her. The complaint details a confrontation by about 15 masked people who emerged from the Iron County woods, yelling profanities and – according to the criminal complaint – saying “I’ll find out where you live and burn your house down.”

Because of that, District Attorney Marty Lipske says he wants to identify those other people and possibly charge them with crimes. He also says that it’s time cooler heads prevail on both sides of the mining issue. “Regardless of how you feel, all of the information here will be done on a non-violent, non-assaultive, non-destructive way,” says Lipske. “That includes both sides.”

Kloth’s attorney was not available by telephone. No date has been set for Kloth’s appearance.