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Kent State — Part 13

41 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: May 2, 1970 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kent State · 41 pages OCR'd
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ee (7 po G3) a oe & nn i stated that one of the men students who tas le. aetive in the ‘ burning of the ROTC building ‘on Saturday, May 2, ‘1970, carrying a large machete-style knife strapped to the sic -° Ris leg. He stated this man was wearing blue denims, He saic - he recalls him throwing fire crackers and exploding them in wise. Warlous areas prior to the burning of the bat sing. He descr! eee him further as a white male, age about 21, tall, 6¢ or more, woo his hair was long, Might brown or blond, curly and he describe ve him as having a good build, broad and husky. He stated this a person was active in * the Guenilla Theater group" on campus | e}:- - whom he described as a dissident group. He said thie person Wa Up. yelling and stirring up the crowd and acted &8 a leeder, He Vel advised t after the burning of the building he returned to Bis viagra, TOON In Stouffer Hall and he and others "rapped - CoueTwint 1) about 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning. He said -— ee. because of this he believes the Friday night rally was started . +, °@and planned at a local bar on North Water Street at Kent, Ohio, aa known as "JB's", He said that he frequents this bar himself an "the above described person has been there every time he has bee OL. therg and from this he gathers the man "hangs out there all the Siniiee., Stated he 1s working his way through scho Ss collégé expenses are concerned inasmuch as his - parents are unable to financially support him. He said he is ne “@ menber of any "radical or political group" and he said that le Spring he signed a petitton in suppo wh lle, ROTC being on cam: He noted he returned to his home inf’ tn Sunday afterr May 3, 1970, after having lunch at fe tare tareteria at KSU. - He said he stayed over at Kent because of the curfew, —. % = He noted es . &nd assumed that es oe OU DE es the campus has"been closed down, ; ; - “ccs Said that although he was not sorry to see the building burned, noting he was sympathetic with those that may have done it, that he himself teok no active part in the burning of the building, He dented knowing the names of any ~~ Of those involved and said it was rather dark at the timc of the “». Burning which he would estimate to be about 8:00 PM. He did ste . he could identify the man wearipe the DINE, Jeans whom he descrit - - above. It was noted that when Re .yWas specifically. Bec 4 he eee RL aE OPENS Sete EM AO Oh A cat hat et NOC a
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