By Edward J. Boyer — June 13, 1997 Former Black Panther Party leader Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt’s case did not fit the mold of those the Rev. Jim McCloskey takes on. Pratt was a public figure whose case had attracted any number of high-profile supporters over the years. McCloskey’s Princeton, N.J.-based Centurion Ministries specializes in helping […]
Courts: Granted $25,000 bail, former Black Panther, with Attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. is greeted by cheering crowd, including other radical icons of ’60s. June 11, 1997|EDWARD J. BOYER | TIMES STAFF WRITER SANTA ANA — After more than a quarter-century in custody, former Black Panther Party leader Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt strode out of jail Tuesday into […]