Fleeta Drumgo

Fleeta Drumgo (May 31, 1946 – November 24, 1979) was an American convict and one of the Soledad Brothers, who were three African-American inmates accused of killing prison guard John Vincent Mills on January 16, 1970. Following this, Drumgo participated in an escape attempt from San Quentin Prison on August 21, 1971, which resulted in the deaths of three prison guards and three inmates, including George Jackson, who led the escape attempt.

In 1976, Drumgo was acquitted for both the murder of John Vincent Mills and for his role in the 1971 escape attempt from San Quentin Prison. After being released, he moved to the Bay Area, where he was murdered in 1979. While his killers were never apprehended, it is believed that Drumgo was murdered for trying to sell information to law enforcement regarding the shooting of Fay Stender, a lawyer who represented the Soledad Brothers. after Drumgo fired a shot at the ceiling during a fight with his stepfather. and was imprisoned until 1966. However, the pair fled when a night watchman fired shots at them. Furthermore, Drumgo became a member of the Black Guerrilla Family, a Marxist-Leninist organisation which aimed to eradicate racism and overthrow the United States government.

Murder of John Vincent Mills On January 13, 1970, a new exercise yard was opened in the maximum security wing of Soledad Prison. Despite the racial tensions which existed between black and white inmates, the prison authorities allowed a group of black inmates to use the yard at the same time as a group of white inmates. A fight broke out between the black and white inmates, during which Opie G. Miller, a tower guard who had a reputation as an "expert marksman," and 1:20pm,

During the ensuing prison riot, Officers McCray and Krasenes were also taken hostage and forced to lie down. Drumgo kicked Krasenes in the face several times.

On May 28, 1979, Fay Stender, a lawyer who represented the Soledad Brothers, was shot in her home by a member of the Black Guerrilla Family, who accused Stender of betraying George Jackson and the prison movement. A week after the attempted murder of Stender, Drumgo approached his attorney, Charles Garry, and claimed that he knew of the plans to shoot Fay two weeks before it happened. Drumgo alleged that Hugo Pinell, who was also part of the San Quentin Six, ordered the shooting of Stender.

On November 24, 1979, Drumgo was shot dead in Oakland. While his killers were never apprehended, it is believed that Drumgo was murdered for trying to sell information to law enforcement.