Support the Tinley Park 5

By Caleb T. Maupin
Bridgeview, Ill.

June 12 — Members of the International Action Center and Workers World Party from New York City, Wisconsin and Detroit attended a court hearing today of the Tinley Park Five in Bridgeview, Ill. The Five — Jason W. Sutherland, Cody L. Sutherland, Dylan J. Sutherland, Alex R. Stuck and John S. Tucker — allegedly broke up a meeting of white supremacists on May 19 at a restaurant in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park. The Five are represented by a legal team that includes the National Lawyers Guild.

The prosecution requested the production of DNA evidence from the Five to be tested to see if it matches the DNA found on a list of alleged weapons, including two “axe-shaped weapons” and “a broken chair leg.”

Many Five supporters came to the courtroom. A man wearing a swastika ring was seen trying briefly to enter the courtroom and then leaving abruptly. After the proceedings the attorneys spoke with the press. They commented that no victims have been named by the prosecution as of yet. Arraignment is planned for June 21.