'Jena 6' Black Teen Accused in Beating of White Classmate Released From Jail
Thursday, September 27, 2007
AP
Sept. 21: Melissa Bell leaves after a hearing for her son Mychal Bell, one of the Jena Six, at LaSalle Parish Courthouse in Jena, La.
Sept. 21: Melissa Bell leaves after a hearing for her son Mychal Bell, one of the Jena Six, at LaSalle Parish Courthouse in Jena, La.
JENA, La. — A black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate prompted a massive civil rights protest here was released on bail Thursday.
Mychal Bell's release came hours after a prosecutor confirmed that he will no longer seek an adult trial for the teen.
Bell, one of the six teenagers now known as the "Jena 6," walked out of the LaSalle Parish courthouse Thursday afternoon, still facing trial as a juvenile in the December beating.
