FEBRUARY 7--One of the "Jena Six" defendants was arrested yesterday for allegedly assaulting a fellow student at a Texas high school. Bryant Purvis, 19, was busted on the misdemeanor charge following an 8:30 AM altercation at Hebron High School in Carrollton, where his family relocated from Louisiana. According to the below arrest warrant affidavit, Purvis assaulted a male student he apparently suspected of vandalizing his auto. Along with choking the 18-year-old victim, the 6' 6" Purvis allegedly slammed the teenager's head on a table. Purvis, pictured in the mug shot at right, was briefly jailed before being released on $1000 bond. Purvis and five codefendants were originally charged with attempted murder in connection with the December 2006 beating of a white high school student in Jena, Louisiana. The case, which triggered protests over the severity of charges brought against the so-called Jena Six, remains pending, with Purvis scheduled for a March trial on reduced charges of aggravated battery and conspiracy. If convicted of those felonies, Purvis could face a maximum of more than 20 years in prison.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0207082jena1.html (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0207082jena1.html)
Not exactly the brightest bulb on the tree, is he? You'd think that when faced with pending charges which could put you in the slam for a period equal to the time you've been on the planet thus far, one would tend to be on one's best ******* behavior, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOO...Well, he knows now that his skin color will be a free pass on ALOT of sh!t.
Not exactly the brightest bulb on the tree, is he? You'd think that when faced with pending charges which could put you in the slam for a period equal to the time you've been on the planet thus far, one would tend to be on one's best ******* behavior, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOO...Well, he knows now that his skin color will be a free pass on ALOT of sh!t.