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Sam Brown

AKA: Sekou Abdullah Mtetezi
In Custody
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1980s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
44 Years 9 Months 12 Days
Support
Black Liberation New Afrikan Independence Black Liberation Army Republic of New Afrika
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Biography

Samuel Brown, who took the New Afrikan name Sekou Abdullah Mtetezi in prison, was a Black Liberation Army member arrested in connection with the October 20, 1981 Brink s armored-car expropriation in Nyack, New York. He was apprehended in late 1981, convicted on June 14, 1984 in Rockland County, New York state court of murder and armed robbery, and on June 26, 1984 sentenced to three consecutive prison terms of 25 years to life. He has been held in the New York state prison system for more than four decades. The Jericho Movement lists him among its current political prisoners.

Case

Charges: New York state murder and armed robbery - October 20, 1981 Brink s armored-car expropriation in Nyack, New York
Arrested: Nov 30, 1981
Incarcerated: Nov 30, 1981
Sentence: 75 years (three consecutive 25-to-life sentences) Verdict as recorded: Yes - New York state jury verdict, Rockland County, June 14, 1984
Convicted: Yes