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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