Antonio Fernandez

AKA: King Tone

Released

Date of birth:1966

Gender:Male

Era:1990s

State:New York

Time Imprisoned:

8 Months

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Biography

Antonio Fernandez, known as King Tone, led the New York Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation and promoted community organizing. He spent eight months in jail following a 1995 arrest connected to a peaceful gathering. A federal judge later suppressed the evidence obtained through the unlawful stop.

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Birth-year sources

CNN/Newsource, September 4, 2022 — identifies Antonio “King Tone” Fernandez as 56.
El País, November 26, 1996 — identifies Fernández as 30, supporting 1966 as his birth year.

Case

Rikers Island

Charges: State weapon and marijuana possession allegations; later federal felon-in-possession charge under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)

Arrested: May 12, 1995

Released: March 1996

Sentence: Eight months in jail after initial bail release and a parole violation triggered by the May 12, 1995 arrest. State charges were dismissed February 22, 1996. Contemporary reporting dates release to March 1996. The federal court suppressed the physical evidence and alleged statement on August 23, 1996. No conviction or custodial sentence is established for this episode.

Institution State: New York

Antonio Fernandez

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