Lonnie Epps

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 1 Month 11 Days
Support
Black Liberation Black Panther Party Panther 21
Lonnie Epps

Biography

Lonnie Epps was a teenage Black Panther Party member at the time of the April 2, 1969 Panther 21 raids. He was held in pretrial detention with the older defendants. The conspiracy charges against him were ultimately severed and dismissed before the case went to the jury, and he was released without conviction.

Case

Manhattan House of Detention (the Tombs)
Charges: New York state Panther 21 conspiracy counts (April 2, 1969 indictment); charges severed and ultimately dismissed without going to the jury.
Arrested: Apr 1, 1969
Incarcerated: Apr 1, 1969
Released: May 12, 1971
Sentence: Pretrial detention; charges severed and dismissed. Verdict as recorded: No - charges severed and dismissed without conviction
Convicted: No — charges dismissed
Institution State: New York

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