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Mayor Dogged by Jackson Free Press Sent to Jail

By AAN Staff
march 8, 2007  02:54 pm
Mayor Dogged by Jackson Free Press Sent to Jail
Mayor Frank Melton of Jackson, Miss., was jailed yesterday for violating the terms of his probation that were established last fall after he pleaded guilty to three gun charges. Stories by the Jackson Free Press led directly to those gun convictions, and last month, the alt-weekly broke the news that Melton had violated his probation by breaking midnight curfew. The Jackson Free Press' coverage also led directly to five felony charges Melton faces in April for allegedly leading police officers and juvenile friends on a warrantless raid.
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