Crime & Safety
Latest News on Arrested Black Panther Leader
AJC reports: Attorneys say Hashim Nzinga is being held against his will and denied a probable cause hearing after his arrest.
The legal team for Hashim Nzinga, the New Black Panther Party leader arrested last month, say he is being illegally held against his will and is being unfairly denied a probable cause hearing, the AJC reported Thursday.
In March, by a convicted felon. He gained attention when he announced a bounty on George Zimmerman, the shooter in the highly publicized Trayvon Martin case.
Nzinga's DeKalb County warrant stated he was in possession of an FN Herstal 5.7 x 28 handgun, according to the sheriff's office. Investigators learned that Nzinga allegedly pawned the gun at at 4591 Rockbridge Rd., the sheriff's office said last month.
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