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6. 16th Street Baptist Church bombing case
Tue Dec 8, 2020, 11:35 PM
Dec 2020

“Jones prosecuted Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry, two members of the Ku Klux Klan, for their roles in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. The case was reopened the year before Jones was appointed, but did not gain traction until his appointment. A federal grand jury was called in 1998, which caught the attention of Cherry's ex-wife, Willadean Cherry, and led her to call the FBI to give her testimony. Willadean then introduced Jones to family and friends, who reported their own experiences from the time of the bombing. A key piece of evidence was a tape from the time of the bombing in which Blanton said he had plotted with others to make the bomb. Jones was deputized to argue in state court and indicted Blanton and Cherry in 2000.[17][18] Blanton was found guilty in 2001 and Cherry in 2002. Both were sentenced to life in prison. Blanton was up for parole in 2016; Jones spoke against his release, and parole was denied. Cherry died in prison in 2004.[19][20]”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Jones_(politician)

He would be an effective AG. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2020 #1
Good to hear. elleng Dec 2020 #2
He was the AG that prosecuted race crimes in Alabama. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2020 #9
He prosecuted cases against the KKK so he's no lightweight Poiuyt Dec 2020 #3
*prosecuted cases in AL against the KKK. Badass Arazi Dec 2020 #4
Looking good. elleng Dec 2020 #5
Don't know. Everything's a shitshow atm. He does have cajones 🤷‍♀️ Arazi Dec 2020 #8
16th Street Baptist Church bombing case Me. Dec 2020 #6
THANK YOU! elleng Dec 2020 #7
Woah, that's impressive! electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #21
Excellent choice MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #10
Well said, Beagles! Cha Dec 2020 #14
I'm happy with all of Biden's picks MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #16
Yes Biden has.. I"m happy too! Here's another one... Cha Dec 2020 #18
Another excellent pick MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #19
Right.. what I've been reading. Cha Dec 2020 #20
I want a guy like Doug Jones showing Alabama what a great AG can do.... OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2020 #11
There ya go! Cha Dec 2020 #15
+1 MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #17
If Ms Vance Deuxcents Dec 2020 #12
Ditto elleng Dec 2020 #13
I like him. Just hope he's ready and willing to go after the flamingdem Dec 2020 #22
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