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John Hargrove

Era:1970s
State:Pennsylvania
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Biography

The paper identifies John “Little Hot Rod” Hargrove as fourteen years old and reports his arrest near Sixth and Snyder in Philadelphia on March 27, 1970 on suspicion of pickpocketing. It alleges a police-dog attack, delayed medical care, treatment at Philadelphia General and subsequent confinement at the Youth Study Center, where a visitor saw him the following Sunday. No release date or complete custody duration is supplied. The Black Panther, April 18, 1970, vol IV no20, original PDF page 7. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/04%20no%2020%201-20%20apr%2018%201970.pdf#page=7

Case

Charges: Suspected pickpocketing
Arrested: Mar 27, 1970
Sentence: The paper identifies John “Little Hot Rod” Hargrove as fourteen years old and reports his arrest near Sixth and Snyder in Philadelphia on March 27, 1970 on suspicion of pickpocketing. It alleges a police-dog attack, delayed medical care, treatment at Philadelphia General and subsequent confinement at the Youth Study Center, where a visitor saw him the following Sunday. No release date or complete custody duration is supplied. The Black Panther, April 18, 1970, vol IV no20, original PDF page 7. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/04%20no%2020%201-20%20apr%2018%201970.pdf#page=7