Attorney gives Jena 6 teen counsel, chance at new life updated Tue, August 25, 2009
Jesse Ray Beard said he was constantly in trouble, even when he behaved. It took being accused of the racially charged attempted murder of a white classmate in the Deep South to turn his life around.
5 defendants plead no contest in 'Jena Six' case updated Fri, June 26, 2009
Five of the six black high school students charged with attempted murder in 2006 for allegedly beating a white classmate pleaded no contest in a Louisiana court Friday, closing the book on a racially charged case.
Jena 6's Mychal Bell: Pressure led to suicide try updated Thu, January 15, 2009
Mychal Bell says he felt pressure to be perfect after his part of 2006's "Jena 6" assault case was over. When police alleged last month that he wasn't, the Louisiana teen took his Christmas money and sought a gun to kill himself.
'Jena 6' figure tried to commit suicide, police say updated Tue, December 30, 2008
A Louisiana teenager whose 2006 arrest in the racially charged "Jena 6" assault case drew thousands of protesters tried to commit suicide days after a separate arrest last week, a police report says.
'Jena 6' figure shoots himself updated Tue, December 30, 2008
A teenager whose arrest in a racially charged assault case drew thousands of protesters to his rural Louisiana hometown was in a hospital early Tuesday after a shooting that his lawyer said was accidental.
Man gets 4 months for threatening 'Jena 6' protesters with noose updated Fri, August 15, 2008
A Louisiana man was sentenced to four months Friday for using hangman's nooses to threaten and intimidate civil rights marchers near Jena, Louisiana, officials said Friday.
Judge taken off remaining 'Jena 6' cases updated Fri, August 1, 2008
A Louisiana appeals court has removed a Lasalle Parish judge from the remaining "Jena Six" cases, court officials told CNN Friday.
Teen pleads guilty to intimidating 'Jena 6' marchers updated Sat, April 26, 2008
A teenager pleaded guilty Friday to a federal hate crime of threatening and intimidating civil rights marchers near Jena, Louisiana, last year by displaying hangman's nooses from the back of a pickup truck.
Police: 'Jena 6' teen arrested after another school fight updated Thu, February 7, 2008
A member of the group dubbed the "Jena 6" is facing misdemeanor assault charges after a fight at his Texas high school Wednesday, police said Thursday.
'Jena 6' teen agrees to plea deal updated Mon, December 3, 2007
Mychal Bell, the 17-year-old black teenager whose arrest and detention led to the "Jena 6" protests, has agreed to a plea deal that could lead to his release by June, his lawyer said Monday.
