Richard Brown

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:2000s
State:California
Time Imprisoned:
7 Months 7 Days
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San Francisco 8
Richard Brown

Biography

California

Brown, a former Black Panther based in the Bay Area, became one of the most visible local defendants in the revived 1971 case and was part of the broader “San Francisco 8” group swept up in the 2007 arrests.

He was arrested in 2007 and initially faced serious charges tied to the 1971 killing. As courts and prosecutors narrowed the indictment and other defendants entered pleas, charges against Brown were dismissed in 2009.

Cases

San Francisco County Jail
Charges: Murder of San Francisco Police Sgt. John V. Young; conspiracy to murder police officers.
Arrested: Jan 23, 2007
Incarcerated: Jan 23, 2007
Released: Aug 30, 2007
Sentence: Arrested and jailed January 23, 2007 in the San Francisco 8 prosecution. Released on bail 2007-08-30, as reported by Kiilu Nyasha in September 2007. This interval records the 2007 pretrial detention only.
Institution State: California
Arrested: Nov 19, 1968
Incarcerated: Nov 19, 1968
Sentence: The Chronicle archive identifies him among suspects photographed awaiting city-jail booking on November 19, 1968. The photograph appeared November 20; publication date is not substituted for arrest. The exact release and case disposition remain unresolved.

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