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Doug Fauntleroy

Era:1970s
State:Connecticut
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Biography

Doug Fauntleroy was a member of the New Haven chapter of the Black Panther Party. A July 1, 1970 party statement reported that police arrested him early on June 27 and that he remained imprisoned awaiting bail. Two accounts on the same newspaper page give conflicting bail amounts of $15,000 and $75,000. The reviewed source does not establish the precise prison-admission day, eventual charges or actual release.

Doug Fauntleroy was a member of the New Haven chapter of the Black Panther Party. A July 1, 1970 party statement reported that police arrested him early on June 27 and that he remained imprisoned awaiting bail. Two accounts on the same newspaper page give conflicting bail amounts of $15,000 and $75,000. The reviewed source does not establish the precise prison-admission day, eventual charges or actual release.

Original contemporary source 1.

Case

Arrested: Jun 27, 1970
Incarcerated: June 1970
Sentence: Held awaiting bail; contemporaneous reports conflict on the bail amount. Final disposition and physical release unresolved.