Members and Associates
BLA members in prison as of January 2006, include the following:
- Clark Edward Squire (aka Sundiata Acoli), convicted along with Assata Shakur of the murder of a New Jersey state trooper in 1973.
- Jeral Wayne Williams (aka Mutulu Shakur), charged in part with conspiracy in 1979 BLA prison break of Chesimard (Assata Shakur), FBI's top ten Fugitive #380. Captured in 1986 and convicted of participating in the 1981 Brinks robbery, he received a 60-year sentence in a federal prison.
- Herman Bell and Anthony Bottom (aka Jalil Muntaqim), convicted of the murder of two New York City police officers in 1971.
- Joseph Bowen
- Robert Seth Hayes, convicted of the murder of a NYC Transit Police Officer.
- William Turk (aka Sekou Kambui), convicted of two murders in Alabama.
- Ojore N. Lutalo, convicted following a shootout with a drug dealer (released August 2009).
- Anthony LaBorde (aka Abdul Majid) and James D. York (aka Bashir Hameed), convicted of the murder of a police officer in 1981.
- Nathaniel Burns (aka Sekou Odinga), convicted of six counts of attempted murder for his participation in the 1981 Brinks robbery and other incidents.
- Grailing Brown (aka Kojo Bomani Sababu), convicted of bank robbery.
- Freddie Hilton (aka Kamau Sadiki), convicted of the murder of an Atlanta police officer in 1971.
- Russel "Maroon" Shoatz, convicted of the murder of a police officer in 1972.
Other high-profile BLA members and associates:
- Arthur Lee Washington, Jr., FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive #427, wanted for 1989 attempted murder of a New Jersey state trooper. {Removed from list in December 2000 as no longer meeting criteria}
- Assata Shakur, fugitive from justice and currently in Havana, Cuba.
- George Wright, murderer, escaped convict and 1972 Hijacker-captured September 28, 2011 in Portugal
- David Gilbert and Kathy Boudin
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