Hannah Freed Following Arrest in Pipeline Protest

WOOD COUNTY (AP) — Actress Daryl Hannah has been released from a Texas jail following her arrest as she protested an oil pipeline designed to bring crude from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Hannah was freed on a $2,500 bond Thursday night but faces criminal trespass charges. Her release came hours after Hannah was arrested in Winnsboro. Hannah and 78-year-old Eleanor Fairchild were arrested as they blocked heavy equipment in an attempt to halt construction of the Keystone XL pipeline through Fairchild’s land. Fairchild was released on a personal recognizance bond. Hannah also was arrested in August 2011 while protesting the pipeline in Washington. Her manager, Paul Bassis, said, “When people engage in civil disobedience, it’s a last resort.”