Black Liberation Army - Members and Associates

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