Sundiata Acoli
Sundiata Acoli | |
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Mugshot of Acoli on May 3, 1973 | |
| Born | Clark Edward Squire January 14, 1937 |
| Education | Prairie View A&M University |
| Criminal status | Paroled |
| Conviction | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
Date apprehended | May 4, 1973; served for 49 years, 22 days until he was paroled on May 26, 2022. |
Sundiata Acoli (born January 14, 1937, as Clark Edward Squire) is an American political activist who was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1974 for murdering a New Jersey state trooper. Acoli was granted parole in 2022 at the age of 85.