Complaint Filed by Government in Death of Negro
- Title
- Complaint Filed by Government in Death of Negro
- Source Type
- Newspapers
- Publisher
- New Castle News
- Publication Place
- New Castle, PA
- Publication Date
- 11/18/1967
- Transcript
- Complaint filed by government in death of Negro MONTGOMERY, Ala. (UPI)` - The federal government filed a civil rights complaint Tuesday against. former Deputy Sheriff Harvey Conner in the death of a Negro prisoner in the Elmore County Jail. The Justice Department took the action after the county's grand jury adjourned without returning any indictments in the death of James Earl Motley, 27, last Nov. 20 at Wetumpka. A federal court hearing on the complaint, which charges Conner with violating the civil rights of Motley, was set for March 1. The charge-carries a maxi- mum penalty of $1,000 fine or one year in jail, or both, upon conviction. Motley, a construction work- er, was found dead in his cell a few hours after his arrest by Conner on charges of resisting arrest, interfering with an officer making another arrest and highway drunkenness. An autopsy showed Motley died of "three forceful blows on the head which caused brain damage.
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- See all items with this valueJames Earl Motley