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South Carolina judge upholds activist’s 4-year prison term

FILE - Brittany Martin, center, passes out food boxes with her group Mixed Sistaz United, in Sumter, S.C., in May 2021. Martin, a pregnant Black activist serving four years in prison over comments she made to police during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, will not receive a lesser sentence, a judge has ruled. (Shelbie Goulding/The Item via AP, File) FILE - Brittany Martin, second from left, wearing striped clothing, confronts police before demonstrators in support of George Floyd march with an escort around downtown Sumter, S.C., on May 31, 2020. Martin, a pregnant Black activist serving four years in prison over comments she made to police during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, will not receive a lesser sentence, a judge has ruled. (Micah Green/The Item via AP, File) FILE - Brittany Martin, founder of Mixed Sistaz United, rides a horse at the organization's inaugural Juneteenth celebration in 2021, in Sumter, S.C. Martin, a pregnant Black activist serving four years in prison over comments she made to police during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, will not receive a lesser sentence, a judge has ruled. (The Item via AP, File) FILE - Brittany Martin, center, wearing striped clothing, confronts police as demonstrators in support of George Floyd march with an escort around downtown Sumter, S.C., on May 31, 2020. Martin, a pregnant Black activist serving four years in prison over comments she made to police during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, will not receive a lesser sentence, a judge has ruled. (Micah Green/The Item via AP, File)