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81 year old black farmer arrested on terroristic threat allegations

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Harry Young, an 81 year old black farmer who has been protesting what he says is an illegal and unconstitutional foreclosure of his western Kentucky farm, has been arrested on allegations terroristic threatening. The charges reportedly stem from a 5 year old incident where Young allegedly threatened a federal marshal. Young says he has made no terroristic threats.

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Willard Young 919-464-4111

(Owensboro, KY) April 18 2009

Harry Young, an 81 year old black farmer who has been protesting what he says is an illegal and unconstitutional foreclosure of his western Kentucky farm, has been arrested on allegations terroristic threatening. The charges reportedly stem from a 5 year old incident where Young allegedly threatened a federal marshal. Young says he has made no terroristic threats.

 

The incident stems from a disputed debt over a farm loan going back to the late 1970s. Young claims that he never received the proceeds of the loan in question, and has signed documents from the USDA's Farm Service Agency proving the debt has been paid. The farm was auctioned in 2005.

 

Over the last 2 years, he has received death threats via phone, vandals have shot at his house, supremacists have allegedly tresspassed on his rented fields and have reportedly conducted meetings in his fields, after yanking down gates and cutting locks.

 

He will reportedly be arraigned in federal court in Owensboro, Kentucky Monday morning.

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks by Martin Hill on Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 8:19:25 AM
arraignment monday by M. Davis on Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 10:49:19 AM
Feds worst than the KKK on this poor old black man by Lord Stirling on Monday, Apr 20, 2009 at 3:41:58 PM
I am sorry by Elizabeth Molchany on Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:30:32 PM
Or a farmer or a Pastor or have the wrong bumper sticker by gail combs on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 1:57:57 PM
"Let Justice Roll" tells more about Mr. Young by Elizabeth Molchany on Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:38:28 PM
CONFUSION: LOAN REPAYMENT by M. Davis on Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:57:27 PM
Free on $50 K bond by M. Davis on Friday, Apr 24, 2009 at 4:21:38 PM
correction: the bond is 25,000 by M. Davis on Friday, Apr 24, 2009 at 4:23:59 PM

 
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