Biography
James Patton was a Des Moines motorist whom the newspaper reports police jailed after a roadside confrontation in which he, his wife and two young children were sprayed with mace. The account says police initially charged speeding and later added resisting arrest. It describes the incident as racist police violence and reports hospital treatment for the children. The report establishes actual jail custody but gives no exact arrest day, disposition, release date or complete duration. Source: The Black Panther, August 9, 1969, PDF/printed pages 9. https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/luminist/PR/BP_1969_08_09.pdf#page=9
