Jeremy Marks "Attempted Lynching" Case
Black teen who filmed an LAUSD campus cop hitting a student faces bizarre charges and years in prison
King believes "pressure is being placed on this 18-year-old special education student to plead to some minor offense to shield the actions of the school police and justify the cost of prosecution and incarceration."
In particular, King notes, "Only Robles' testimony is used to substantiate a course of events that no one person could keep track of alone while involved with the original detainee. The arrest of Jeremy was effected several blocks away at the McDonalds, based solely on the misinformation given by Officer Robles."
Jeremy Marks, after turning his grades around, may not graduate with his Verdugo Hills High School class in 2011. He has lost seven months of his life.
King finished his letter by questioning the mission statement of the Los Angeles schools' police department, declaring, "The idea of preying upon school students by those who are supposed to protect them is alarming and unacceptable."
Contact the writer at katharine.russ@charter.net.
** Correction: The original online version of this story twice erroneously stated that the Los Angeles District Attorney did not return the Weekly's phone calls. D.A. spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons did respond, providing a statement that has been added to this article.
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