Biography
Charles "Butch" Lewis was a co-founder of the Hartford Black Panther organization and remained a neighborhood organizer for the rest of his life. Police arrested him repeatedly on accusations including rioting, bomb-making and involvement in the New Haven prosecution over the killing of Panther informant Alex Rackley. Community supporters mortgaged homes to raise bail. The reviewed sources confirm jail detention but do not provide a reliable arrest-by-arrest chronology, release dates or time served.
