The National Justice Party returned to Akron, Ohio over the weekend for a second demonstration in front of the Harold K. Stubbs Justice Center to protest the latest outrage in the case of the murder of Ethan Liming.
Over 50 party activists were joined by residents of Akron in what was the largest public demonstration by the NJP to date. For over three hours, the NJP occupied the space in front of the city courthouse and police station, filling the city center with calls of “Justice for Ethan.”
Liming, a White teenager, was brutally beaten to death on June 2nd. The three adult Black suspects arrested were originally arraigned on murder and felonious assault charges and were held on $1 million bond each. Earlier this month, their charges were downgraded to involuntary manslaughter and assault, carrying a maximum sentence of 3 to 11 years, with one suspect now facing only two counts of misdemeanor assault.
