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Free Brother Stubbs

By VVAW

PAT CHENOWETH IS FREE - ALL POWER to the PEOPLE

The racist hierarchy at Lowry AFB, and particularly the commanders of the 3320th Retraining Group, have tried to railroad yet another black airman. This time the subject fo the attack is Frederick Stubbs, a 20-year-old man from Newark, N.J. His trial on multiple charges of assault came as a result of his trying to defend the rights of one of his brothers. Right now he is in a 4x6 cell at Lowry. He is facing a general court-martial on charges of assault, yet he is severely bruised and bound in a plaster body cast from neck to hip that he will be in for 6 weeks.

Stubbs was confined when he tried to come to the aid of a fellow airman who was being hassled by the SPs for possessing a bottle of liquor. Stubbs volunteered to be a witness for Paden, the target of the SPs. The SPs told Stubbs that the arrest was none of his business but Stubbs persisted and followed and Paden to the truck which was to take Paden away. Moments later, a police ban pulled up with well-armed riot police. A "disturbance" resulted, in which Stubbs got into an argument with the SPs about his right to be there, despite the fact he was not interfering with the arrest but simply defending Paden. Stubbs was then beaten and placed under arrest.

On June 4th, Stubbs faced a general court-martial on 2 counts of assault; 1 of escaping from lawful confinement; 1 of resisting lawful apprehension; 1 of trying to grab an SPs gun; and 1 of using reproachful words. During his trial he was found guilty of 1 count of breaking an SPs nose and 1 count of resisting lawful apprehension. He was sentenced to 7 months confinement at hard labor, forfeiture of $200 for 7 months, and a BCD. He could have gotten 5 years and a DD. Stubbs' lawyers are now in the process of filing an appeal.

Brother Stubbs will probably do his time at Ft. Leavenworth. Letters of support, inquiries about the trial, and requests for more information about the GI movement at Lowry should be sent to: Blue Screw, PO Box 841, Aurora, Colo.