An 83-year-old peace activist has defeated trespassing charges for protesting outside a base in upstate New York where U.S. military drones are piloted remotely. Eve Tetaz was arrested outside the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base with 30 others last year as she read aloud the First Amendment of the Constitution, asserting her right to free speech. This week a judge in DeWitt Town Court dismissed the charges against her. After her victory, Tetaz described her act of protest.

Eve Tetaz: “What I did was stand outside the air base and I read from the First Amendment of the Constitution, which clearly states that we are free to protest what I believe are the illegal actions of the drone.”

In July, grandmother and activist Mary Anne Grady Flores, was sentenced to a year in prison for her role in peaceful protests at the Hancock air base. She is out on bail pending an appeal.