BREAKING🚨 A Charlotte school bus driver is going to federal prison for protesting outside an ICE office during Trump's immigration crackdown. Heather Morrow, 45, drives a bus for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and ran for Mecklenburg County commissioner this year. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Orso sentenced her to five months in federal prison and seven months of probation after that. Trump's prosecutors had asked for eight months. The case goes back to November 16, 2025, during "Operation Charlotte's Web," when ICE agents flooded the city with immigration arrests. Prosecutors say Morrow, a fellow protester named William Stanley and three others put traffic cones across the driveway of the ICE office in southwest Charlotte and linked arms in a human chain to keep deportation officers' vehicles out. They say Morrow parked her car in the exit lane. Prosecutors say Stanley put his hands on the hood of an officer's car. When the officer went to arrest him, they say Morrow grabbed the officer by the shoulder. After a three-day trial in September, a jury convicted her of assault and three other misdemeanors. Her lawyers argued the protesters were exercising their free speech rights in a public parking lot. The jury rejected that argument. Stanley wasn't convicted of assault. He got a year of probation, 50 hours of community service and a $1,000 fine. In court, Morrow cried as she apologized and said she would never put herself in that position again. The judge said the sentence would "promote respect for the law." The U.S. Attorney's Office put out a statement saying Morrow "crossed the line." "We believe the state is trying to send a message," said Ismaail Qaiyim, one of the supporters who packed the courtroom. "We're not gonna be deterred. We're gonna continue to protest." Morrow has to report to prison on January 13. Her attorney, Rob Heroy, says she plans to appeal.