Biography
Edward Poindexter was a Vietnam war veteran and a member of the Black Panther Party who was arrested for the killing of a police officer after a 911 call was made leading police to an abandoned house that contained a suitcase outside which exploded after an officer tripped over it. The entire case against Poindexter was based on the testimony of a 16-year-old who claimed to have witnessed Poindexter and another Black Panther member build the bomb in exchange for immunity. Both men had multiple alibies during the times the witness claimed to have seen them constructing the bomb and forensic evidence presented to the jury by police of being parts of the bomb found at the men's homes was later proven to have no connection to the bomb. In 1971 Poindexter was found guilty despite a lack of physical evidence and sentenced to life in prison for the crime.
Jericho reported Poindexter’s August 17, 2020 commutation application and request for expedited consideration, without reporting that commutation had been granted.
The biography and paired photograph identify Poindexter at arrest and in 2016, crediting Omaha police and Mary Loan; the reproduced arrest image visibly bears August 22, 1970. The text describes Army service, political development and continued Nebraska life imprisonment. Page 35 also distinguishes living Poindexter from Mondo, who died in 2016; no current custody claim is inferred from the historical newsletter.
The Dragons Fire, National Jericho Movement Newsletter, vol. 6, July–August 2018, PDF page 48.
The report describes efforts to reopen his case using alleged undisclosed alibi and prosecution evidence, attributing innocence and misconduct claims to supporters and Michael Richardson. No reopened trial, favorable ruling or release is established; the rounded forty-nine years is not an exact custody total.
