From Democracy Now:
Judge in Jena Refuses to Release Mychal Bell on Bail
In Jena Louisiana, a judge has refused to release Mychal Bell on bail. Bell is the only one of the Jena Six still behind bars. He has been in jail since December. The decision came down on Friday – a day after tens of thousands of protesters marched in Jena to demand justice for the Jena Six – the six African American students who face a total of over 100 years in jail for allegedly taking part in a schoolyard fight. In June an all-white jury convicted Mychal Bell of aggravated second-degree battery but the 3rd Circuit Circuit of Appeals overturned the conviction because Bell was wrongly tried as an adult.
Police in Louisiana Arrest Two Men For Dangling Nooses From Truck
In the neighboring town of Alexandria Louisiana, police arrested two white teenagers on Thursday night after they found nooses dangling from the rear of their pickup truck. One of the teenagers told police he had a KKK tattoo on his chest and said some of his relatives were involved in the Ku Klux Klan.
FBI Investigates Anti-Jena Six White Supremacist Web Site
Meanwhile the FBI is reviewing a white supremacist Web site that is essentially calling for the lynching of the Jena Six. The website contains the home addresses and phone numbers of five of the teenagers. The owners of the website said it posted the information "in case anyone wants to deliver justice."
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