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Landon Williams

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:Connecticut
Support
Black Power Black Nationalism Black Panther Party
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Biography

Landon Williams was a national Black Panther Party field marshal sent from the California headquarters to New Haven in May 1969, who (with George Sams) directed the interrogation of Alex Rackley in the days before his murder. Arrested in Denver in June 1969, he fought extradition from Colorado for an extended period before being returned to Connecticut. In late 1971 he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and received a suspended sentence.

Case

Charges: Conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Alex Rackley
Arrested: Jun 5, 1969
Sentence: Suspended sentence Verdict as recorded: Yes — pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder (late 1971)
Prosecutor: State's Attorney Arnold Markle
Convicted: Yes