RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL 8/26/2002 03:29 pm At 1:38 a.m. Aug. 23, 1998, Carson City sheriff�s officers responded to 1400 N. Carson St. � the Roundhouse Inn � to investigate a call about a fight in progress.
Several minutes later, deputies said, they found Carlos Lainez, 21, and Samuel Resendiz. Lainez was treated for his injuries, but Resendiz died 12 hours later. By mid-October, 12 American Indians, from 14 to 24 years old, had been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Resendiz, a Latino father of two. Today, the first of 10 remaining defendants is scheduled to go on trial, after two pleaded guilty in 1999 to one count each of conspiracy to commit battery. Any community should be shocked by a homicide, but the circumstances and the races of those involved this case have broken open a debate in Carson City about gangs, police conduct and relations between Hispanics and American Indians. Full story can be found @: http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2002/08/25/22369.php Visit and show your support for the Grass Roots Oyate http://members.tripod.com/GrassRootsOyate Clemency for Leonard Peltier. Sign the Petition. http://petitiononline.com/Release/petition.html ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1ddNB.b2HgmN Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
