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Court Trial Soon on Ohio Food Co-op SWAT Team Raid

The long awaited trial on the lawsuit filed by Manna Storehouse, John and Jackie Stower against Lorain County and the Ohio Department of Agriculture will open October 8 and 9 at 8:30 am.

The Manna Storehouse (an organic food coop in LaGrange, Ohio) and their homeschool (with 10 children) were raided by a SWAT team in December and held in a room for six hours while the sheriff’s team confiscated 60 boxes of food, computers, phones and business records. The raid was conducted with the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Lorain Co. Department of Health.

The entire Manna Storehouse series can be accessed here, including stories, videos and interviews. This includes the expired search warrant the sheriff’s report and the formal complaint.

The Stower families need your support. Cleveland area folks can attend the court and are encouraged to go to our Cleveland Connections MeetUp event at the Courthouse!

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