--Roland S. Martin, 360 ContributorHere's the headline: Parent of Jena 6 defendant Mychal Bell to sue his attorneys.
Here's the story: Angered by his son's acceptance of a plea bargain, Marcus Jones, the father of Jena 6 defendant Mychal Bell, says he will sue the attorneys involved and will seek their disbarment.
Now here's the back story: I talked to Jones this morning on my radio show and he was angered by the plea bargain, but also by their refusals to put forward motions that he says would have gotten his son released.
Jones says Bell's attorneys, Louis Scott and Carol Powell-Lexing, could have filed appeals regarding the issue of double jeopardy and the failure of police to file a police report in the initial fight involving Justin Barker, but the attorneys never did.
We called both attorneys for comment but couldn't reach them. Jones said he's in favor of his son suing the attorneys. "Daddy, sue them, do whatever you can, get them disbarred, whatever," Jones quoted his son telling him.
Jones also said that Bell's attorneys have refused any outside legal assistance in the case, including Harvard University professor Charles Ogletree. "How in the world do you turn down all that help?" Jones said.
Jones didn't say whether Bell's mother, Melissa, would be a part of the suit. "I want to try to throw the kitchen sink at (Bell's lawyers); any legal action I can take, I want it done," he said.
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