SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A woman who spent nine days in jail rather than reveal her name and pay a $100 fine after being arrested during an anti-war protest has been released.
20-year-old Mallory Moser ended her nine-day act of civil disobedience at Santa Clara County jail Thursday, by acknowledging her real identity in court and agreeing to end her confinement.
Previously, she would only identify herself to authorities as "Jane Doe."
But after the San Jose Mercury News published her real name Thursday, Moser decided the point of her protest had become "moot," according to her attorney, Milford Reynolds.
Moser was arrested April 22 for allegedly blocking the entrance to Lockheed Martin's Sunnyvale facility during an anti-war protest.
At an earlier court hearing, Superior Court Judge Jerald Infantino refused to raise her original $100 bail and said she was free to leave if she paid.
But Moser refused to pay, and said refusing to provide her real name was an act of civil disobedience.
Moser is a student at University of California-Berkeley, a one-time goalkeeper with the school's soccer team, and former high school All-American.
"I'm proud of her," said her mother, Frances Moser of Mill Valley.
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