San Francisco 8
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In January 2007, eight former Black Panthers were arrested for their alleged involvement in the 1971 murder of Sgt. John V. Young at Ingleside station and other thirty year old crimes.
Richard Brown, Richard O'Neal, Ray Boudreaux, and Hank Jones were arrested in California. Francisco Torres was arrested in Queens, New York. Harold Taylor was arrested in Florida. Two of the men charged have been in prison for over 30 years Herman Bell and Jalil Muntaqim. Bail amounts were originally set between three and five million dollars each. Supporters now call these men the San Francisco 8.
Six of the defendants have since been bailed out of their pre-trial detention.
In January 2008, charges of conspiracy were dropped against five of the defendants, and Richard O'Neal was removed from the case all together, changing the name of the case to the San Francisco 7.
