Leader of the Black Panthers who sports a tattoo reading 'Kill Whitey' on his ch
Black Panther leader who has the words 'Kill Whitey' tattooed on his FACE is arrested after cops catch him carrying an unlicensed loaded weapon on the streets of New York and wearing a bullet proof vestMaruse Heath, the head of the Philadelphia chapter of the New Black Panther Party, was arrested in New York City for illegal gun possessionHeath, who has a tattoo in block letters on his face reading 'Kill Whitey' was found carrying an unlicensed gun while wearing a bullet proof vest, when he was stopped by cops in HarlemHeath was also arrested in 2008 for intimating voters by standing outside a polling place dressed in paramilitary garbByDuring Heath's (seen here wearing a Black Panthers beret and holding a riffle) arraignment, the prosecutor referred to the New Black Panther Party as 'the functional equivalent of the KKK'
If convicted Heath faces a minimum of three and a half years
for gun possession. He is currently being held on $75,000 bail.
Ryan also brought into question Heath's involvement in the
New Black Panther Group. 'It is my understanding that the New Black Panther
Party is the functional equivalent of the KKK,' he said.
'It is no crime to belong to the Black Panther Party,' Heath's
lawyer countered, according to the newspaper. 'The group does, 'charity work
within the local community, outreach to the homeless, and works with at risk
youth who are at risk of becoming criminals.''
A militant member of 49ers Jimmie Ward Jersey the New Black Panther Party, Heath is the head of the organizations Philadelphia chapter. He was arrested in New York after leaving a group meeting wearing a bullet proof vest
At his arraignment Heath's (pictured left) lawyer told the court that the New Black Panther party is not a violent group, but instead is a vehicle for community service
In addition to his involvement in the group, Heath's
'Kill Whitey' tattoo redskinsofficialauthentic.com/Trent_Murphy_Jersey_Redskins also suggests something violent in his character.
According to Urban Dictionary, Heath's aggressive and
distinctive tattoo is 'What is loudly shouted by white prisoners in mock style
of black inmates' or 'What Anarchist[s] say when opposing the man.'
Both definitions demonstrate that the epithet is meant as anHeath's lawyer argued that his client (pictured here) was wrongly stopped by police who couldn't have seen that he was wearing a bullet proof vest in the dark
Heath has also been videotaped spewing violent comments at a festival celebrating African Heritage, 'You want freedom you gonna have to kill some crackers. You gonna have to kill some of they babies. Let us get our act together. It's time to wake up, clean up, and stand up.'