White Boy Beaten By Black

JENA, La. - A black teenager who once faced attempted murder and conspiracy charges in the beating of a white schoolmate amid growing racial tension at their high school was convicted Thursday on lesser, but still serious, felony charges.

After the attempted murder charges were reduced by a prosecutor earlier this week, an all-white six-member jury found Mychal Bell, 17, guilty of the new charges: aggravated second-degree battery and conspiracy to commit aggravated second-degree battery. Those charges could lead to a sentence of more than 20 years for Bell, who would have faced decades more in prison on the attempted murder counts.

I keep up with this story everyday. I want to go down there when they do, but I'm not able to. I support them whole heartedly though. It's just not right. "What's done in the dark will come to light."

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