Gabriel Parrilla Fontánez

Released
Full name:Gabriel Parilla Fontanes
Date of birth:1930
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:1950s
State:Puerto Rico
Support
Puerto Rican Independence Anti-War Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
Gabriel Parrilla Fontánez

Biography

Gabriel Parrilla Fontánez was a 22-year-old Puerto Rican nationalist sought as a draft delinquent during the Korean War. FBI agents and Puerto Rican police went to arrest him in Barrio Obrero, Santurce, at about 6:22 a.m. on November 13, 1952. After he fired at officers from his home, tear gas forced him to surrender. His arrest and entry into custody are documented, but the available record does not establish his release date or final sentence.

Case

Charges: Draft delinquency and armed resistance to arrest
Arrested: Nov 13, 1952
Incarcerated: Nov 13, 1952
Sentence: Taken into custody after a tear-gas standoff on November 13, 1952; release date and final sentence remain unresolved.

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