Mychal Bell, one of six black teenagers charged with aggravated second-degree battery in the beating of a white classmate in Jena, La., was denied bail Friday, the Associated Press reported. The other defendants are free on bond.
Bell, now 17, was on probation for juvenile charges when the attack occurred last December, the AP reported. Initially, he and the other five teens were charged with attempted murder.
The ruling follows a protest in Jena attended by thousands Thursday in support of the six black teens labeled the "Jena Six," the Associated Press reported.
Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Monday he would hold hearings on the case but declined to specify when or if the case prosecutor would be called to testify, the AP reported.
-PATRICIO CHILE
