The tombstone of Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton, Sr., which is shot up annually by officers in Haynesville, LA. The death of Breonna Taylor, in which officers abused their power and those in higher office have failed to bring justice, proves that the issues go beyond the officers patrolling the streets.Īnd here in the Bay Area, there's a long list of similar evidence: you can see recent examples in the California Highway Patrol withholding details in the killing of Erik Salgado in East Oakland, and the Vallejo Police Department destroying evidence in the killing of Sean Monterrosa. The killing of George Floyd, during which multiple officers not only abused their power but also failed to check their coworker, showed that it's not just about one bad cop. Police brutality, shoddy evidence and a court system failing to do its job.
#HUEY P. NEWTON DEATH CAUSE TRIAL#
In May of 1970, it was found that the judge in the first trial held back relevant information to the jury-namely, that Newton's contention that he was unconscious at the time Officer Frey was shot constituted a complete defense of manslaughter. His attorney, Charles Garry, brought the case to the California Courts of Appeal. In 1968, Newton went to trial and was found guilty of manslaughter. Photos show him handcuffed to a medical bed. Huey, reportedly in and out of consciousness, ended up at Kaiser hospital, where he was simultaneously arrested and treated for his wounds. The only fired rounds of ammunition retrieved from the scene were police-issued. Shots were fired and Newton was hit in the abdomen.
From all accounts I’ve read, commotion ensued from that point. There's a report that Officer Frey might've called Newton a derogatory term after telling Newton where he could shove that law book. There’s a story of Newton being asked to exit his car, and him doing so, law book in hand. That's where he was pulled over by Oakland Police Officer John Frey the officer called for backup immediately, which brought Officer Herbert Heanes to the scene.įrom there, the details get sketchy. Newton was driving a Volkswagen with passenger Gene McKinney when he hit the corner of 7th and Willow Street in West Oakland, according to court documents. (Pendarvis Harshaw/KQED)Īround 5am on Oct. Journalist Rasheed Shabazz responded by wondering: where’s the “Free Huey” message?ĥ0 years after Huey was freed, that same courthouse is one of the many battlegrounds in the current fight for liberation and justice-but is it the same fight? The Alameda County Courthouse on July 26, 2020, after being spray-painted and torched by protesters the night before. Many responses hypothesized about the people who did the damage, where they were from, and what their intentions were. I took a picture of the courthouse that Sunday morning and posted it on social media. The people who actually vandalized the courthouse, and those who did a number on the federal building and Oakland Police headquarters nearby, remain unidentified. The damage occurred after a protest spearheaded by a group of people said to be in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon.
#HUEY P. NEWTON DEATH CAUSE WINDOWS#
The windows were busted, the walls of the joint were tattooed with anti-police graffiti, and burn marks remained from a fire started just inside of the building’s main entry (it was extinguished before causing any major damage). Last month, on Sunday, July 26, I drove two circles around the Alameda County Courthouse to observe the damage from the night before.
News cameras rolled as he told those within earshot his soft-spoken words: “You have the power, and the power is with the people.” Nevertheless, Newton stood atop the automobile, shirtless, arm muscles big enough to lift the courthouse he just walked out of, as he addressed the crowd. He'd later tell Rolling Stone that taking off his prison-issue shirt wasn’t necessarily intended to be a symbolic gesture it was just the consequence of it being a hot day in August. 5, 1970, he scaled the top of a car and looked out to the crowd of people gathered in support.įootage shows all eyes on Newton.
Newton was released from Oakland’s Alameda County Courthouse 50 years ago, on Aug. When Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P.
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