Biography
Donald Files was a witness who testified at hearings seeking a new trial for Gary Tyler. The Black Panther reported that St. Charles Parish police arrested him with Terry Tyler on May 17, 1976. They were held at the New Sarpy sheriff’s substation, initially denied a telephone call and told of a simple-burglary charge only the following afternoon, twenty-five hours after arrest, when they were released on bond. The report connected the arrests to the campaign to free Gary Tyler and described racist threats and Russian-roulette intimidation by deputies. The final disposition of the burglary charge is not established.
Donald Files was a witness who testified at hearings seeking a new trial for Gary Tyler. The Black Panther reported that St. Charles Parish police arrested him with Terry Tyler on May 17, 1976. They were held at the New Sarpy sheriff’s substation, initially denied a telephone call and told of a simple-burglary charge only the following afternoon, twenty-five hours after arrest, when they were released on bond. The report connected the arrests to the campaign to free Gary Tyler and described racist threats and Russian-roulette intimidation by deputies. The final disposition of the burglary charge is not established.
The Black Panther, June 12, 1976, volume XV no. 9, PDF page 11.
