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kent-state-shooting — Part 04

104 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: May 15, 1970 · Broad topic: General · Topic: kent-state-shooting · 104 pages OCR'd
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CV 98-2140 (4) above es being active in leading this group had continued attempting to get the crowd to go into downtown Kent, but because of the arrival of the Ohio National Guard, the crowd had Gecided not to go into the Gowndown area. He added that this individual had talked with him previously and had been very excited about the fact that their activitics would make "national news" aud thet this individual had hit the Ohio National Guard with stones. ¢ ; maedvised the crowd then had gene across the campus in the airection of the Administration Building and ~ as they arxived in the vicinity of the Student Union, they had been "gassed" with tear gas and the crowd could not ge in the direction of the KSU power plant since there was a group of Portage County Deputy Sheriff's in that area. He reinarked the cRowd had then moved in the opposite direction and hed moved around the end of Engleman Hall and back on to the Conions area. It was at this time he first observed flancs comine from the ROTC Luilding. He estimated these flancs coming from the ROTC buildiny were approximately 15 feet in height and the building had heen burning for sone time before he nad arrived hack at the Comuons. said the crowd had moved aciros the Commons ang several of thei sat on the hillside below ey lo > Hell and watched the XOTC building burn. He said he ad ‘becn sittieg with the second individual whe hed been an appurent leader, who he has Geseribed above, and while they were together, an urxnown white male, about 35 years of age, 516" to S'7" tall, 165 pounds, wearing a black or dark brown leather Jacket cy White shirt, slacks and low cut street shoas, had been attenmting to "work up the stucents" again. Ne advised the person with whom he was sitt ing hed told him not to pay any attcntion to this individual and this saae person hed said the above-described man was with the “Socialist Party." advised the person he had ebsexved at. the Rorc builaig, and later who had been uctive in setting the small archery building afire, had not been seen in the grow efter they left the sinall archery building. He cosmented he had latex seen this person at about 11:00 Pil that evening when the crowd moved back to the fri-towors area and when it was about to break up. Ne advised he attempted to lcarn this person's Loentity and talk with him on that evening, but had been unsuccessful, ce mt ee re eS ee _s0 - t etc eee SaaS te mapa Eo rN tame AOR A AY rs at et
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