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Near Jena, Louisiana Two Arrested in Noose Incident
Friday, September 21st, 2007 @ 5:23 pm | Business, Civil Rights, Communications, Democrats, Education, Justice, Media, Republicans, Technology, US Politics, We Think, You think so
Authorities in Alexandria, Louisiana, located about 40 miles southwest of Jena Louisiana the site of yesterday’s massive demonstration in support of the Jena Six, report the arrest of two individuals driving a red pick-up truck on Thursday night with nooses dangling from the back of the truck as they repeatedly passed demonstration participants who were waiting for buses to transport them back to their home states.
The driver of the truck 18 year old Jeremiah Munsen has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor–because he was accompanied in the truck by a 16 year-old passenger. Munsen was also charged with driving while intoxicated, and inciting to riot.
Police found an unloaded rifle in the back of the truck along with a set of brass knuckles found in the cupholder on the dashboard.
According to police the passenger disclosed he and his family are members of theKlu Klux Klan, that he has a KKK tattoo on his chest. He admitted he tied the nooses–one made from an eletrical extension cord and provided the brass knuckles which belong to him.
Both driver and passenger are white.
Arresting police have recorded the incident as “Bias Motive: Racial Anti-Black”
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