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Donald Boston

Era:1970s
State:California
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The Black Panther reports that Richmond police jailed Donald Boston after he shot landlord Jack Swaim in a confrontation the paper describes as self-defense. It reports his subsequent release after community pressure. The article’s day-of-week and December date labels conflict, so no exact arrest or discharge day is assigned. The Black Panther, December19,1970 volV no25, original PDF page 3. Source: https://washingtonareaspark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1970-12-19-bpp-.pdf#page=3

Case

Charges: Shooting of landlord Jack Swaim; self-defense reported by the newspaper
Arrested: December 1970
Sentence: The Black Panther reports that Richmond police jailed Donald Boston after he shot landlord Jack Swaim in a confrontation the paper describes as self-defense. It reports his subsequent release after community pressure. The article’s day-of-week and December date labels conflict, so no exact arrest or discharge day is assigned. The Black Panther, December19,1970 volV no25, original PDF page 3. Source: https://washingtonareaspark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1970-12-19-bpp-.pdf#page=3