22-07-2019 23:44 via kvoa.com

Manslaughter plea in Black Lives Matter activist’s death

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 27-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the slaying of a Black Lives Matter activist known for his leap through police tape to try to seize a Confederate battle flag during a 2017 demonstration in South Carolina.
Roosevelt Iglus was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Muhiyidin (muh-HEE’-ih-din) Moye, better known as Muhiyidin d’Baha. Conviction would have brought a life sentence.
Orleans Parish District A
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