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McDUFFIE CASE RE-OPENED
Court indicts Miami cop
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MIAMI (AP) - A federal grand jury
investigating the beating death of black
businessman Arthur McDuffie yester-
day indicted a white former Dade Coun-
ty policeman who had been granted
state immunity for his testimony
against his fellow officers.
A federal prosecutor said further in-
dictments would be sought before the
investigation concluded.
THE INDICTMENTS against
Charles Veverka were the first since
the grand jury began its investigation
in the wake of the bloody May race riots
triggered by an all-white jury's acquit-
tal of four other ex-officers on state
charges. The other officers also were
white.
Veverka was charged with violating
McDuffie's civil rights by filing false
criminal charges, conspiring to violate
his civil rights, conspiring with other
officers to falsify reports and being an
accessory after the beating. McDuffie
died after four days in a coma following
the beating on Dec. 17.
If convicted on all counts, Veverka
could face a maximum sentence of 26
years inrison and fines of $21,500.
U.S. ATTORNEY General Benjamin
Civiletti, visiting here during the riots
on May 17-19 that left 18 people dead
and more than $100 million in damage,
had announced that the 17-member
federal grand jury would investigate
the case.
The 29-year-old Veverka, who was
fired from the force, had testified with
immunity in the state trial, which was
moved to Tampa because of pretrial
publicity.
"I think it's a sad day for the federal
system when they indict a state-
immunized witness after all that he's
done," said Doug Hartman, one of his
attorneys.
HARTMAN AND the federal
prosecutor, Samuel Smargon, said
Veverka would surrender at 10 a.m.
today for arraignment.
"In our investigation, we were not
bound by the immunity given in state
court," Smargon said. "The in-
vestigation reached a point. . . where
the evidence was sufficient to indict
Veverka."
Asked if indictments were forth-
coming against the other former
policemen involved in the case, he said,
"We do expect some action by the
grand jury at a later date.
"AS THE evidence is developed
against the other subjects, we will at
that time seek indictments."
Hartman said Veverka awaited the
action at home.
- "He's very anxious," the lawyer said.
"He's taking it as well as can be expec-
ted. But he's very bitter and very
disappointed that he's even in this
position."
State prosecutors had charged that
McDuffie, 33, died as a result of a
beating administered by a group of
policemen after a chase that began
when McDuffie, riding a motorcycle,
committed a minor traffic violation.
Veverka told the Tampa jury he was
among the first policemen to reach
McDuffie after the chase. He pulled'the
black insurance executive off the
motorcycle, punched him once and then
tried in vain to pull him out of a quickly
forming crowd of officers beating the
man, Veverka testified.
On May 17, the jury acquitted former
officers Alex Marrero, Michael Watts,
Sgt. Herbert Evans and Sgt. Ira Diggs.
Ubaldo del Toro won a directed verdict
of acquittal after the prosecution
finished presenting its case. William
Hanlon was dismissed as a defendant
two days before the start of the trial.
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Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP)- ted the overnight curfew which went in-
Police officers resumed their patrols of to effect Thursday, hours before eight
Chattanooga's black neighborhoods police officers were ambushed and
yesterday, replacing the black volun- wounded by shotgun fire in this city of
teer "peace patrols" who had walked 170,000.
the streets in the city's racially tense "I thank the Lord that our com
housing projects since Friday. munity has not suffered any more than
City Fire and Police Commissioner it has so far," Rose said. "We must find
Walter Smart said officers would some way to find some good out of this
remain on 12-hour shifts with all days thing."
off canceled, but indicated that The shootings came from the Mc-
arrangement may end today if three Callie Homes building project in the
nights of relative calm continue. predominantly black Alton Park area.
MAYOR CHARLES "PAT" Rose lif- ROSE ALSO LIFTED bans he im-
posed on the sale or loan of arms, am-
munition and gasoline in portable con-
tainers.
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, in-
vited to Chattanooga by local black
leaders, convinced city officials on
Friday to let black ministers and com-
munity volunteers replace police on
patrol in the strife-torn housing projec-
ts. Officers were on call nearby. Police
said Friday, Saturday and Sunday
nights were considerably calmer than
the previous three nights.
Black leaders say the jury verdict
had sparked long-simmering black
frustrations over unemployment and
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Black leaders on Saturday presented a
list of demands to city officials.
These included giving tenants
representation on the housing
authority, improving housing projec-
maintenance, asking local industry to
give hiring priority to the city's blacks,
passing a city ordinance against cross
burnings and renaming a street after the
late Martin Luther King Jr.
The mayor suggested forming com-
mittees to examine the various
requests, and black leaders agreed.
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