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Terrell Brandon Foils Extortion Attempt
Man arrested after confrontation
(AP) — T he fam ilies o f form er
N FL d e fe n siv e baek A n th o n y
N ew m an and form er NBA guard
Terrell Brandon w ere the victim s of
an extortion attem pt, the Portland
Police Bureau said.
Bobby Hayes, 41, was charged
w ith theft by extortion and at­
tem pted theft by extortion. Police
suspect he wrote threatening let­
ters dem anding $ 10.000 from the
fam ilies o f New man and Brandon.
O ne o f the letters arrived at the
hom e o f N ew m an's 65-year-old
mother. It was addressed to "NFL
Mom."
"U don't know me, but I know LI,"
it read. "I want I OK in cash in a black
bag set next to your garage door
Friday night. If you tell the police
and try to be a hero you will be
responsible for the m urder o f your
whole family."
B randon, m eanw hile, took m at­
ters into his ow n hands. He and a
frie n d , T im o th y U p sh aw , fo l­
low ed the instru ctio n s in a sim ilar
letter and a p laced a black bag
o u tsid e.
Upshaw told pol ice he saw a man
arrive alone by car and grab the bag
o u t o f th e b u sh e s. W h en the
stranger opened the bag and saw a
$1 bill on top o f a stack o f plain
paper, Upshaw told police he over­
heard him say, "W hat the (exple­
tive) is this?"
Police say Upshaw confronted
the man. who ran. A northeast Port­
land resident latercalled 9 - 1 -1, say-
Bobby Hayes
ing he heard some men on the street
"talking about killing" someone.
W hen officers arrived, Upshaw
and Brandon w ere with Hayes. O f­
ficers handcuffed everyone before
learning about the alleged extor-
lion, Portland police spokesm an
Sgt. Brian S chm aut/ said.
Hayes was taken into custody,
but later released after posting 10
percent o f his $25,(XX) bail. The court
ordered him to have no contact
with the Newman and Brandon fami­
lies.
B randon, 37, retired from the
NBA in 2004 and operates a barber­
sh o p in n o r th e a s t P o rtla n d .
N ewman, 42, played 12 seasons in
the NFL and now operates A n­
thony N ew m an Extrem e Sports
Cam ps for youth.
"It w as terrib le for my m other,
and my w ife and kids," N ew m an
told T he O reg o n ian on T h u rs­
day. "E veryday I had to look o v er
my sh o u ld er and w orry if so m e­
one is g oing to do so m eth in g . It's
been a tough w eek for my fam ily."
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Ernest J. Hill, Jr.
Fighting for
justice, social
equality
The NAACP was founded
99 years ago this month from
an initial group of about 60
diverse progressive thinkers
and multi-racial activists.
Formed in response to the
Springfield, 111. race riot of
1908, the horrific practice of
lynching and other harsh treat­
ment of African Americans,
the NAACP has since contin­
ued to be a driving force for
racial tolerance, social change,
justice and equality in America.
Down through the years, the
role of the NAACP has re­
mained constant under its m is­
sion to ensure the political,
educational, social and eco­
nomic equality of rights and to
eliminate racial hatred and dis­
crimination.
Over time, NAACP lead­
ers and members have been
threatened and killed for their
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NAACP members hold a poster to recruit activists against racial bias in 1956.
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Arrests Follow Spectator Brawl at Benson
Fight in grandstands
captured on video
(A P) — A video shot by a spectator has led
police to 10 suspects in a brawl at a basketball
gam e last month at Benson High School.
Seven o f the 10 youths, none students at
Benson, have been arrested by Portland police.
They were expected to be charged with inciting
a riot, a felony.
The Jan. 8 fight during a gam e between
Benson and Grant apparently started in the
bleachers and spread to the court at halftime.
One youth shoved a coach, and the gam e was
stopped.
Police identified the suspects using a video
o f the m ayhem taken by a spectator.
"If we didn't have the video, we wouldn't
have had a lot to go on," said Lt. M ik e L e lo ffo f
the gang enforcem ent team. "W e're trying to
prove a point that you're not going to get away
with that kind o f behavior."
The video shows a fight that erupts in the
bleachers behind the band. School security
director IJennisT une said a teenager from a one
gang was hiding behind the band when he was
spotted by rivals.
"There was nothing that really set that thing
off," T une said. "It was more o f' Let's go get him
because o f w ho he is.’ "
Northeast Precinct officerG ran t Shiraham a
w as trying to quell the braw l w hen he fell
from the b leach ers, fracturing a rib, police
said. He w as on light duty becau se o f the
injury.
THE
‘Free the
8’ Forum
Fight former Black Panthers were
arrested early las, year on charges
related to the 1971 killing o f a San
Francisco police officer.
T h e o rig in a l c h a rg e s w ere
thrown out after it was revealed
that police used torture to extract
confessions. Now, over 35 years
after the initial charges were made,
and with no new evidence, they are
being re-tried.
Hank Jones, one o f the San Fran­
cisco 8, will be in Portland to d is­
cuss the case. He will be joined by
Claude M arks and Maisha Quint of
the C om m ittee to Free the Eight, as
well as Kent Ford, the former leader
o fth e Portland chapter o f the Black
Panther Party.
T his free event will take place at
I pm on Saturday, M arch 9. at L ib­
erty Hall, 3 1 I N.lvy.
For more inform ation about the
event,
c o n ta c t
eirclearadioCn’gm ail.com . For more
inform ation about the ease, visit
freelhesf8.org.
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Part 7. CHILDREN & CHIROPRACTIC:
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