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Louis Truelock

Released
Era:1960s
State:Illinois
Time Imprisoned:
15 Days
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Black Panther Party
Louis Truelock

Biography

Louis Truelock survived the December 4, 1969 Chicago raid that killed Fred Hampton and Mark Clark and was among the jailed survivors.

Photo credit

The Black Panther, January 10, 1970, page 8. Portrait captioned Louis Truelock. Cropped from a newspaper scan; photographer not identified.

A December 19, 1969 FBI urgent teletype records Cook County Jail records officer Tom Panush reporting that Louis Truelock was released on bond that day after the December 4 raid arrests. This is a physical release date, separate from any later disposition of the charges. The teletype spells the name Lewis Trulock; the same raid, arrest date and fellow defendants establish the connection to this record. The 15-day elapsed interval is calculated from the previously recorded December 4 admission and this documented December 19 release; it is not a separately reported duration.

FBI urgent teletype, December 19, 1969, PDF page 938; duplicate page 939.

Case

Charges: Attempted murder, armed violence and unlawful possession of weapons. Source: The Black Panther, March 15, 1970, PDF p. 10.
Arrested: Dec 4, 1969
Incarcerated: Dec 4, 1969
Released: Dec 19, 1969