One of New Jersey’s most infamous criminals is reportedly dead, Save Jerseyans.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry reported on Thursday that Joanne Chesimard, aka “Assata Shakur,” had died.
“Joanne Chesimard is wanted for escaping from prison in Clinton, New Jersey, while serving a life sentence for murder,” explains the FBI’s most recent ‘wanted’ poster. “On May 2, 1973, Chesimard, who was part of a revolutionary extremist organization known as the Black Liberation Army, and two accomplices were stopped for a motor vehicle violation on the New Jersey Turnpike by two troopers with the New Jersey State Police. At the time, Chesimard was wanted for her involvement in several felonies, including bank robbery. Chesimard and her accomplices opened fire on the troopers. One trooper was wounded and the other was shot and killed execution-style at point-blank range. Chesimard fled the scene, but was subsequently apprehended. One of her accomplices was killed in the shoot-out and the other was also apprehended and remains in jail.”
“In 1977, Chesimard was found guilty of first degree murder, assault and battery of a police officer, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to kill, illegal possession of a weapon, and armed robbery,” the FBI continued. “She was sentenced to life in prison. On November 2, 1979, Chesimard escaped from prison and lived underground before being located in Cuba in 1984.”
At time, Chesimard’s case has attracted the attention of local, state, and even national politicians including President Trump.
If it’s true?
She’s now in a place much hotter than Havana. And good riddance.
