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Communities United Against Police Brutality
Email Newsletter
July 10, 2003
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JENKINS FAMILY NEEDS OUR SUPPORT--PLEASE MAKE ONE PHONE CALL TODAY!
Philander Jenkins, a 19-year-old, was visiting friends when police conducted a raid on the house he was visiting. Police hand cuffed everyone in the home. They left the women in the house alone while they searched. However, for Phil and the other male in the house, they threw them to the ground and beat and kicked them while they were hand cuffed. Phil suffered from a shattered jaw. He was then taken to jail and denied access to medical care FOR TWO WEEKS. His mother was eventually able to get her son released into her care and he had surgery to rebreak his jaw and replace parts of it with metal plates.
One of the conditions of Phil's release is that he attend a program at a social service agency. Phil recently got a job with hours that conflict with the agency's hours. He explained this to the agency workers. Nonetheless, a warrant was issued for his arrest when he missed a session at the agency.
Police showed up at the home of Brenda Jenkins, Phil's mother, yesterday morning. Even though her son does not live with her and even though she was not named in the warrant, police roughly arrested her and her fiance, William Neal. Brenda called our hotline from her cell phone while being arrested and the sounds during the call were alarming.
Brenda, along with her fiance, were taken to jail yesterday morning. Her fiance has been charged with Obstructing Legal Process and released. He has a court date of July 16 at 9:00 a.m. Brenda is being held while they decide what to charge her with. They could hold her until tomorrow (Friday) at noon. Part of their reason for holding her longer is that she refused to speak unless her attorney was present, and they hate it when people assert their rights. Her attorney has seen her in jail and she has scrapes and bumps but is otherwise okay. Given the poor treatment her son received at that same jail, we want to make sure she comes out of jail in the same condition she went in.
PLEASE, PLEASE call the Hennepin County jail (adult detention center) at 612-348-5112. Ask about the status of Brenda Jenkins, when she will be charged, what she will be charged with, etc. Tell them that you are calling because you are concerned about her well being. PLEASE DO THIS TODAY. We know from experience that these calls keep people safe and get them out of jail sooner.
Also, please consider coming to court on July 16 at 9:00 a.m. for William Neal's arraignment. We will let you know about any court dates for Brenda Jenkins.
THANKS FOR HELPING A LOCAL FAMILY IN NEED OF JUSTICE!
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Communities United Against Police Brutality
2104 Stevens Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Hotline 612-874-STOP (7867)
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