JENA, La. (AP) — A black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate prompted a massive civil rights protest here walked out of a courthouse Thursday after a judge ordered him freed.
Mychal Bell’s release came hours after a prosecutor confirmed he will no longer seek an adult trial for the 17-year-old. Bell, [...]
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According to the local press, Jude J.P. Mauffray, the same judge who denied bond for Bell on last Friday, set the bond at $45,000.
Bond was set at $30,000 on the aggravated battery charge, which Bell faces in juvenile court and $15,ooo on the conspiracy to commit aggravated battery charge.
As soon as I get more, I’ll [...]
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Wednesday that the prosecutor in one of the so-called “Jena 6” cases has decided not to challenge an appellate ruling that sends the case to juvenile court.
LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters had earlier said he would appeal the state appeals court’s decision that 17-year-old [...]
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Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco plans to meet with the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King, III regarding the Jena Six, working to ensure the security of the families who have been threatened. This continues ongoing meetings and discussions between the three over the past few months regarding this issue that has gained national attention, according [...]
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It’s been a couple of days since I updated my blog, but frankly speaking I didn’t know where to begin. There’s been so many twists and turns, ups and downs that I hardly know where to begin. As you read this post, you may think that I’m rambling. I’m not. I’m just trying to get in [...]
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Photo courtsey of CNN
Jeremiah Munsen, 18, and a juvenile, both of Grant Parish, arrested in Alexandria for riding in a red pickup truck with a hangman’s noose hanging form the bedrail. And they thought it would be us causing the problem.
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JENA (AP) — Bail was denied today for a black teenager whose arrest in the beating of a white classmate led to this week’s huge civil rights demonstration in the central Louisiana town of Jena, according to the father of one of his co-defendants.
The bond hearing for Mychal Bell, one of the group known as the Jena [...]
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These are just a few of the nationally-known activists and entertainers who came to Jena and Alexandria, LA for the Jena Six March. Many others were here scattered in other places. Check out more photos at jenasixrallies.snapfish.com/snapfish.
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