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Russell Maroon Shoatz (Russell Shoatz) was born on 23 August, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American community activist (1943–2021). Discover Russell Maroon Shoatz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

Popular As Russell Shoatz
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Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 23 August, 1943
Birthday 23 August
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death 17 December, 2021
Died Place N/A
Nationality United States

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1943

Russell Shoatz (August 23, 1943 – December 17, 2021), also known as Maroon, was an American political activist, writer, and convicted murderer who was a founding member of the Black Unity Council, as well as a member of the Black Panther Party, and a "soldier" in the Black Liberation Army.

1970

In August 1970, Philadelphia Police Sergeant Frank Von Colln (aged 43 and a father of two) was ambushed and murdered while talking on the phone in the Cobbs Creek guard house at the corner of 63rd and Catherine streets in Philadelphia.

Von Colln was shot five times by members of a group known as the Revolutionaries after he had just dispatched two officers to investigate the shooting of another officer by members of the same group.

Two other officers were shot and wounded in the same 24-hour period.

1972

In January 1972, Russell Shoatz was arrested and charged in connection with Von Colln’s murder.

1973

In 1973, he was convicted in connection with the 1970 murder of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania police officer Frank Von Colln.

In 1973, after a trial by jury, Shoatz was convicted of first degree murder, assault and battery with intent to murder, aggravated robbery and conspiracy.

He was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.

Four other suspects were also charged, convicted and sentenced to life in prison in connection with the murder of Von Colln.

Shoatz began serving his life sentence in 1973.

1977

In September 1977, Shoatz and several other inmates took over a cell block at Huntingdon State Correctional.

Shoatz injured several guards with a knife, and, along with three other prisoners, attempted to escape from the prison.

Two of the inmates were captured immediately and a third was killed during the escape.

Shoatz remained at large until he was captured in October 1977.

1980

Relocated to Fairview, a maximum security institution in Waymart, Pennsylvania, in 1980 Shoatz again escaped after another prisoner smuggled in a revolver and sub-machine gun.

Three days later, a shoot out with state authorities ended in his capture.

1996

In 1996 a sixth suspect was apprehended in Chicago and also charged, but was acquitted in 1999.

2014

In June 1991, Shoatz was transferred to solitary confinement where he was held for more than 22 consecutive years until February 20, 2014, when he was returned to the prison's general population.

The last dismissal of his legal counsel's appeal for his return to the regular prison population highlighted the fulcrum of the controversy:

"In the volatile atmosphere of a prison, an inmate easily may constitute an unacceptable threat to the safety of other prisoners and guards even if he himself has committed no misconduct; rumor, reputation, and even more imponderable factors may suffice to spark potentially disastrous incidents. The judgment of prison officials in this context, like that of those making parole decisions, turns largely on purely subjective evaluations and on predictions of future behavior."

Shoatz was granted compassionate release on October 26, 2021, after suffering from advanced colorectal cancer.

He died less than two months later, on December 17, at the age of 78.

Lucas, A. (2021, September 15).

The end of rage.

Plough.

Retrieved September 15, 2021, from https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/social-justice/criminal-justice/the-end-of-rage.