In Louisiana, prosecutors have reduced the attempted murder charge of Robert Bailey, one of an accused group of black high school students known as the Jena Six. Bailey and five teens were arrested after a schoolyard fight in which a white student was beaten and suffered a concussion. The fight followed months of escalating tension in the town of Jena, Louisiana. Nooses had been hung from a schoolyard tree where the black students had sat. The Jena Six were initially charged with attempted murder. Mychal Bell is the only student tried so far. An all-white jury found him guilty of second-degree battery and conspiracy in June. A major rally is expected in Jena on September 20th when Bell is sentenced.
Jena 6 Member Has Charge Reduced to Aggravated Battery
HeadlineSep 12, 2007