Informant credibility key in Franklin defense case
Franklin faces civil rights charges for the May 29 1980 shooting of Jordan in Fort Wayne Indiana as witnesses including five reporting observers and three former cellmates testify. The defense argues informants lied to gain incentives while Franklin maintains innocence.
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John M. Doyle
South Bend
Ind
Joseph Paul Franklin
Vernon E. Jordan Jr
Franklin
Jordan
Fort Wayne
National Urban League
Urban League Board
Mobile
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Farmer Cryts Arrested After Refusing Van Confiscation
Wayne Cryts a 36 year old bean farmer from Paxico Missouri and a hero of the American Agriculture Movement was jailed in Gravette Arkansas after he refused to let authorities confiscate a van he called his property to help satisfy a 287000 judgment. Deputy federal marshal Chuck Papachio carried a warrant to seize the late model van and Cryts was taken to Sebastian County Jail Fort Smith in front of about 200 spectators as he served as grand marshal of a parade.
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Cryts
Sebastian County
Fort Smith
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