Tupac Shakurs aunt could be extradited from Cuba
Joanne Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur, is a radical who was convicted of killing a trooper in the 1970s in order to escape jail. With the assistance of accomplices from the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground, the left-wing radical group, Shakur escaped prison in 1979 and fled to Cuba and, now, New Jersey police are hoping that the new relationship status with Cuba will help them catch her. SEE ALSO: Key dates in US-Cuba relations According to Rolling Stone, Assata was a step-aunt and godmother to late hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, the stepson of her brother Mutulu Shakur. In 1973 she was convicted for shooting Trooper Werner Foerster where her gun was found near the victim, forcing the FBI to place her on the list of most wanted terrorists, the first woman to be added. “We continue to work closely with the FBI towards the capture of Joanne Chesimard, a convicted felon and fugitive who escaped from jail in 1979 and remains on the FBIs Most Wanted Terrorist List, as well as New Jerseys Most Wanted List. We view any changes in relations with Cuba as an opportunity to bring her back to the United States to finish her sentence for the murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in 1973. We stand by the reward money and hope that the total of two million dollars will prompt fresh information in the light of this altered international relationship,” the New Jersey State Police wrote in a post on their Facebook page. With both Cuba and the United States now on speaking terms, authorities in New Jersey are serious about capturing and extraditing Shakur, offering a $2 million reward for her capture. SEE ALSO: A huge moment in the history of US-Cuban relations The post Tupac Shakur’s aunt could be extradited from Cuba appeared first on Voxxi.
Joanne Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur, is a radical who was convicted of killing a trooper in the 1970s in order to escape jail.
With the assistance of accomplices from the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground, the left-wing radical group, Shakur escaped prison in 1979 and fled to Cuba and, now, New Jersey police are hoping that the new relationship status with Cuba will help them catch her.
SEE ALSO: Key dates in US-Cuba relations
According to Rolling Stone, Assata was a step-aunt and godmother to late hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, the stepson of her brother Mutulu Shakur.
In 1973 she was convicted for shooting Trooper Werner Foerster where her gun was found near the victim, forcing the FBI to place her on the list of most wanted terrorists, the first woman to be added.
“We continue to work closely with the FBI towards the capture of Joanne Chesimard, a convicted felon and fugitive who escaped from jail in 1979 and remains on the FBIs Most Wanted Terrorist List, as well as New Jerseys Most Wanted List. We view any changes in relations with Cuba as an opportunity to bring her back to the United States to finish her sentence for the murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in 1973. We stand by the reward money and hope that the total of two million dollars will prompt fresh information in the light of this altered international relationship,” the New Jersey State Police wrote in a post on their Facebook page.
With both Cuba and the United States now on speaking terms, authorities in New Jersey are serious about capturing and extraditing Shakur, offering a $2 million reward for her capture.
SEE ALSO: A huge moment in the history of US-Cuban relations
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