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Chie tae wo 1c 16-106 ro — mar be Fre a Pua . Gis cis wo. ~ ae + UNTTED ST.- CS GOVEF 4ENT 4 Kyser f-—— 7 . itt) acr 1 - Mr. A. Rosen pvt Fk Memorandum L = Mr. A. Rosen cite i ae 1 - Mr. C. W. Bates (rent TO : Mr. E. S. Milley pf pate: 2/24/72 tinker Ponds a 1 - Mr. E. S, Milier herrea FROM : R, L, a 1 - Mr. E. J. McDonough Watters : 1 - Mr. R. L. Shackelford = ter rom / 1- Mr. T. J. McNiff Holmes a= SUBJECT as wT SABOTAGE; SEDITION; DESTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY; CIVIL RIGHTS PURPOSE: -_ \ ; To advise that after local court trials involving five af OF individuals dnAlietoA in rannsetian with 19670 dicnrAare at Kent State University (KSU), local Judges signed orders dismissing charges against remaining 20 defendants. i _ DETAILS: Captioned matter relates to this Bureau's investigation of destruction of ROTC Building, KSU, Keut, Ohio, 5/2/70. Concurrently, this Bureau also conducted investigation of incident involving killing of four KSU students 5/4/70 by members of Ohio National Guard. Department did not authorize prosecution in either of above matters, but deferred in favor of local prosecution. As a result of local grand jury action, 25 individuals | were indicted for their participation in activities occurring on KSU campus 5/1-4/70. Each subject was to be given a separate trial, first trial beginning 11/22/71. Since that date, five individuals were tried. Jerry Rupe was found guilty on a charge of interfering with firemen and received a six-month sentence to run concurrently with a previous sentence on a narcotics charge, Larry Shub and Thomas Foglesong pleaded guilty to first degree riot. Charges against Mary Nicholas and Peter Bleik were dismissec during their trials. On 12/7/71, Special State Prosecutor, State of Ohio, admitting he lacked sufficient evidence to proceed, requested court permission to dismiss all charges against the remaining 20 defendants that had been indicted by local grand jury. On 12/23/71, two Common Pleas Judges, Portage County, Ravenna, Ohio, signed ofders dismissing, the charges against the remaining 20 defendants. rel a ene RECAY. [20 ean 98-46479 } ed ae 2. Ff 28 1912 EN TJN:cae cA (3) ~ -CONTINUED~=" OVER ~ Ud Ce tee eee . % oe ~ area Kan ore ay fa ES rt