Mychal Bell, one of six black teens in the Jena Six case, shot himself in the chest Monday night in a suicide attempt in Louisiana, where he’s been staying with a foster family. Melissa Bell said she did not know whether Mychal would be released from the hospital today and declined further comment.
"Melissa Bell, Bell’s sister Carlissa Bell and grandmother Rosie Simmons told police at 109 Grayling Lane, Monroe, on Monday night that Mychal Bell had said because of media attention resulting from his Christmas Eve arrest, he did not feel like he could live anymore. Bell had been arrested Christmas Eve and charged with shoplifting, resisting arrest and simple battery following an incident in Dillard’s department store at Pecanland Mall in Monroe. He was freed on $1,300 bond. "SMH at the obvious, "He did some Christmas snatch and grab and now blames the media for his problems!" Wow.
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