A recent dispatch from the family and friends of Kevin Tubbs, the Operation Backfire defendant sentenced to almost 13 years in prison for his involvement in ecologically and animal-rights motivated arsons has possibly been designated to a high-security prison.

Earlier this week, Tubbs was transfered to USP Victorville in Adelanto, California which has multiple security levels, including medium and high, according to the update. His family and friends have not heard from him since his transfer, but write "at this time, it appears he is being held at the high security USP, which we believe is extraordinarily inappropriate for a man of his nature."

"Anyone who knows Kevin knows what a gentle, sweet person he is. He is NOT a terrorist" states the dispatch.