NEWS PAPER ARTICLES- ARRESTS OF TWO LITTLE RIVER STUDENTS WHO SENT RACE HATE MAIL FROM THEIR HIGH SCHOOL TO NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVIST
MCPHERSON SENTINEL, APRIL 22, 1999
TWO LITTLE RIVER TEENS CHARGED IN E-MAIL THREATS
LITTLE RIVER -- Two Little River High School students who allegedly sent threatening e-mail message to rural McPherson resident Matthew Richter have been charged with criminal threat and disorderly conduct.
The two juveniles are identified in an Associated Press article as Jason Myers, 17, and Jason Cannon, 16, both of Little River. Myers has been charged with criminal threat, a felony, and Cannon with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, according to Rice County Attorney Matt Treaster.
Both are scheduled to appear for an initial hearing in Rice County Juvenile Court May 11.
Richter, who is active in the American Indian Movement and opposes the school's "Redskins" mascot, received e-mail messages Feb. 9 and Feb. 17 containing offensive language, derogatory statements and threats to physically harm him and members of his family.
Richter has openly opposed Little River High School's "Redskins" mascot, as well as display of the eagle feather, which he has said is a Native American religious symbol.
Richter has submitted letters expressing his opposition to the USD 444 Board of Education, as well as letters to the editor to The McPherson Sentinel, and has addressed the issue on his website.
The Sentinel published a letter a Richter Feb. 8. Richter received the first e-mail the next day. This Feb. 9 e-mail included the phrases, "By the way, we are going to rape your wife, but that shouldn't bother you since you're an Indian and you guys do that sort of thing all the time," and "Well, I got to go and make some clay pots now."
In the Feb. 17 e-mail message, the sender indicates "I just found out where you lived Sunday, February 14."
Richter reported these messages to the McPherson County Sheriff Department. Treaster said the sheriff department, working with school authorities and a local Internet provider, traced the e-mail messages to a computer at Little River High School.
The Rice County attorney's office is handling the case since that is where the e-mails originated.
SALINA JOURNAL, April 22, 1999
MAN WHO OPPOSES MASCOT THREATENED THROUGH E-MAIL
By the Associated Press
LYONS- Two teens sent threatening e-mail messages to a man who is opposed to the term "Redskin" as school mascot, prosecutors say. Jason Myers, 17, and Jason Cannon, both of Little River, have been charged with issuing a criminal threat and disorderly conduct for allegedly sending the e-mails to Matthew Richter of McPherson.
Richter is active in the American Indian Movement and wrote a letter to the editor of The McPherson Sentinel in which he objected to the Little River school's use of "Redskin" as a mascot and its use of the eagle feather, which he considers a religious symbol.
The letter was published Feb. 8, and Richter told authorities he received and e-mail the following day. It contained several profane phrases and the message, "By the way, we are going to rape our wife, but that shouldn't bother you since you're and Indian and you guys do that sort of thing all the time."
The teens are scheduled to appear before a Rice County judge May 11.
The Wichita Eagle, April 22, 1999
2 LITTLE RIVER STUDENTS ACCUSED OF THREATS
Associated Press- Prosecutors say two Little River High School students sent threatening e-mail messages to a man who opposes the school's "Redskin" mascot.
Jason Myers, 17, and Jason Cannon, 16, are charged with issuing a criminal threat and disorderly conduct.
Matthew Richter of McPherson, who is active in the American Indian Movement, wrote a letter to a local newspaper in which he objected to the school's mascot and its use of the eagle feather, which he considers a religious symbol.
On Feb. 9 and 17, Richter received profane messages, one threatening assault.
The teens are scheduled to appear before a Rice County judge May 11.
The Kansas City Star April 23, 1999
E-MAIL THREATS
LYONS- Two teens are accused of sending threatening e-mail messages to a man who is opposed to the term "Redskin" as a school mascot.
Jason Myer, 17, and Jason Cannon, 16 both of Little River in central Kansas, have been charged with issuing a criminal threat and disorderly conduct for allegedly sending the e-mails to Matthew Richter of McPherson.
Richter, who is active in the American Indian Movement, wrote to the editor of The McPherson Sentinel, objecting to the Little River school's use of Redskin as a mascot.
Richter told authorities he received an e-mail the next day that contained profane phrases, threats and racial slurs.
The second e-mail, sent Feb. 17, threatened Richter with assault and indicated the sender had "just found out where you lived."
These associated press articles are supplied for purpose of commentary and education only.
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