Yahweh Ben Yahweh Acquitted
-Murder Charges Are Finally Dropped
A jury in Miami, FU took less
than two hours to return not guilty
verdicts in the first-degree murder
trail of Yahweh Ben Yahweh and
three co-defendants. One day later,
Dade County prosecutors decided to
drop two first-degree murder
charges against the Nation of Yah
weh leader and a Black Hebrew
Israelite disciple.
Defense attorneys convinced a
i 12-member, multi-ethnic jury that
the prosecution's star witness Robert
Rozier, a former NFL linebacker and
? admitted killer of seven people, lied
? on his former mentor about the mur
der of Cecil Branch to save himself
' from going to the electric chair. The
prosecution had contended that Yah
weh ordered Branch's murder,
? through 3 of his followers, after
Branch knocked down a woman
from the Nation of Yahweh whom
. Branch had confronted at his moth
?r er's Coconut Grove home in North
west Dade County in September
1986. The case had gained interna
tional attention due to the sensation
alism of the murders, Yahweh's
preaching, urban revitalization pro
jects, and federal confinement with
out bond or trail for over two years.
"These were quick verdicts,"
stated Wende Rush, coordinator for
the defense team. "When a jury
responds so quickly, it usually sends
a sound message to the losing side,
and that message was for the prose
cution that repeatly said this case is
not about religion, then tried to con
demn (their) religious teaching."
During the trail defense co-counsel
Jayne Weintraub prompted Rozier to
admit that at various times he had
lied, cheated and stole to his advan
tage. The defense played a video
tape recorded in 1985,. when Rozier
was still a Yahweh, showing his
being reprimanded by Yahweh for
immoral behavior. In her closing
arguments, Weintraub portrayed
Rozier as a ruthless deceiver.
- The day after the not guilty ver
dict, the Dade County State Attor
ney's Office dropped two other mur
der charges against Yahweh and a
follower. In Discussions with
reporters, Kevin DiGregory, who
helped present the prosecution case,
declined to say why the charges
were dropped against Yahweh and
Aher Israel. The two were charged
with the murder of tenants Anthony
Brown and Rudolph Broussard dur
ing the Yahwehs' takeover of an
Opa-Locka apartment complex in
1986. Weintruab said prosecutors
had no choice in dropping the case:
They would again be dependent on
the testimony of Rozier whose credi
bility had been rejected in the trail
before. Another defense attorney,
Charles White, said he thought the
murder cases were an alternative
prosecutors sought after getting
mixed verdicts in the federal trail.
"The evidence was not there. The
only way to make a murder case was
to string a lot of things together and
use Robert Rozier as the glue."
White said.
Yahweh Ben Yahweh remains
in federal prison, serving a 161/2
year sentence for his federal conspir
acy conviction in May of racketeer
ing conspiracy conviction in May of
racketeering conspiracy. The federal
case said that Yahweh had built a
religious empire on a foundation of
14 murders, two attempted killing
and arson. The head of the national
sect told reporters America should
"applaud me for the good work I've
done." He built an empire exceeding
$100 million in hotels, motels, ware
houses and neighborhood stores. He
called his imprisonment "a learning
experience" that he hopes will end
with a successful federal appeal.
The Yahweh continue to con
tend that the process is government
generated to get rid of Yahweh.
'The government, their actions, shoe
that they are still pursing the COIN
TEL Program to discredit and neu
tralize black leadership in order to
prevent a black Messiah from aris
ing," stated Attorney Rush.
Humphrey Named To Commission I
Dudley Humphrey Jr., a paftner
at the law firm of Petrce Stockton,
has been named to the Airport Com
mission of Forsyth County by the
Forsyth County Board of County
Commissioners. The Airport Com
mission is in charge of the opera
tions of the Z. Smith Reynolds Air
port in Winston-Salem.
Humphrey, who joined Petree
Stockton in 1961, focuses his prac
tice on banking and commercial
law, bankruptcy law and commer
cial litigation, construction litiga
attd insolvency proceedings.
He is a member of the Ameri
can Bar Association's Commercial
Bankin&pnd Business Section, Liti
gation section, and Construction
Law Forum. Humphrey is a|&> a
rriember of the North Carotinnar
Youth Awar<
Participate ir
- RALEIGH - Wes Schollander
of Winston-Salem, who won a
scholarship in 1991 set up by Gov
emor-elect Jim Hunt, participated in
Hunt's 1993 inaugural ceremony
last Saturday.
Schollander, 18, the son of
Wendell and Jayne Schollander,
was the first-place winner of the
1991 James B.Hunt Citizen award,
a $5,000 scholarship. The Hunt
awards are presented each year to
outstanding high school students
who exhibit qualities such as citi
zenship, academic, academic dedi
cation and high moral values.
Hunt asked Schollander to par
ticipate in his inaugural in an effort
to showcase North Carolina's young
Ashford Fills Po
\*Johti M. Ashford has been
sekcttt) tb nil the position of main
tenance* manager for the Winston
Salem .Transit Authority. Ashford
is from Jackson, Miss., where he
was employed by the Jackson Pub
lic Transportation Company for the
past 12 years.
As maintenance manager,
Ashford will be responsible for
maintaining a fleet of 1 18 vehicles,
facilities, purchasing, vehicle and
equipment replacement, and man
agement of capital improvement
projects for the Winston-Salem
Transit Authority.
Association's Commercial Banking
and Business Section, Litigation
Section, and Bankruptcy Section.
He is past president of the Forsyth
County Bar Association and the 2 1 st
Judicial District Bar.
i Winner To
1 Inaugural
leaders and highlight the inaugural
theme, "Our Children, Our Future."
Schollander was seated on stage
during the inaugural ceremony with
Gov. -elect Hunt, Lt. Gov. -elect
Dennis Wicker and other V.I.P.'s.
An active participant in Forsyth
County's conservation efforts,
Schollander was involved in erosion
control work at Miller Park and set
up a paper recycling project at a city
office building, donating the pro
ceeds t6 help protect endangered
animals. He created two national
registered wildlife refugees and has
adopted Stratford Road Park as part
of Winston-Salem's "Adopt-A
Park" Program. He is currently a
senior at Reynolds High School.
sition at WSTA
John Ashford
Bethel Celebrate MLK Jr. Program
Union Bethel AME Chruch,
1716 N. Trade St. will have a Dr.
Maitin Luther King, Jr. Program at
3:00 pf.m.
Sponsored by the Allen Churis
tian Endeavor League.
Reverend William propst is the
pastor.
Everyone is invited.
If you have any questions
please contact Jannie Williams at
741-0669
From (L-R) Lathe rio Boyd (secretary), Reginald McC as kill (President), Jerry Shqffner (treasurer), Dwaine
Jackson (Parlimentarian), Jeffrey Shears, (Vice-President) - -
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Elects '93 Officers
The brothers of the Alpha
Alpha Gamma Sigma Chapter of
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. have
selected their 1993 slate of officers.
This is a new chapter in Win
ston-Salem with brothers from the
major cities of the Triad Area (Win
ston-Salem, Greensboro and High
Point). Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity,
Inc. holds asTits three basic princi
ples brotherhood, scholarship and
service, all of which are expressed
in the fraternity's motto: "Culture
for Service and Service for Humani
ty." The brothers of the new chapter,
the Alpha Alpha Gamma Sigma
Chapter, are conccrncd about the
ever-changing needs of our commu
nities and will be involved in the
promotion of programs related to
'bringing about social change,
encouraging better business and
promoting and demanding quality
education for our youth.
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