Thomas Gleason, Jr., one of three men who allegedly burned down a black church a day after receiving news that Barack Obama was elected president of the Unites States, is expected to change his not guilty plea to guilty.
The 22-year-old, along with accused co-conspirators Michael F. Jacques, 25, and Benjamin Haskell, 23, allegedly doused the African American Macedonia Church of God inChrist in Springfield, Mass., with gasoline and set it ablaze, burning it to the ground on election night. The fire also caused serious injuries to firemen who responded to the scene.
The three men were charged with conspiracy and damaging religious property because of race, color or ethnic characteristics.
Gleason requested a change-of-plea hearing that is scheduled for June 29 at the U.S. District Court in Springfield. The accused was scheduled to go on trial later this week to face charges.
Haskell, who pleaded guilty last week, accepted a deal that calls for him to go to prison for nine years.
09-June-10 - Todd Bridges, who co-starred with Gary Coleman on the popular sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes,"is livid about both Globe Magazine's and Shannon Price's involvement in Coleman's death photos.
09-June-10 - Todd Bridges, who co-starred with Gary Coleman on the popular sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes,"is livid about both Globe Magazine's and Shannon Price's involvement in Coleman's death photos.
08-June-10 - Desiree Rogers, the former White House social secretary who "left" to seek greener pastures after a major security faux paux occurred under her watch, was recently hired by Johnson Publishing Co., the owners of Jet and Ebony magazines, as a consultant.
07-June-10 - A Seattle writer is angry beyond words, because late last month his 8-year-old child was removed from her honors elementary school class. No, the child did not misbehave. Instead, the little girl was guilty of using a hair moisturizer that allegedly annoyed her Caucasian teacher.
04-June-10 - Alejandra, Jermaine Jackson's ex-wife, is taking her ex-mother-in-law, Katherine, to court to demand financial security for herself and her children.
01-June-2010 - In an effort to tackle the latest crisis, the horrendous BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast, Bill Maher thinks Obama needs to act more like a "real black president" and go in to the BP meetings flashing his gat.
25-May-2010 - Ex-police Lt. Jon Burge may have overseen the torture of and obtained coerced confessions from more than 100 African-American men over the course of a 22-year career.
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