Quiz Eight ~ Trumped up charges against Crystal Mangum

1. On the night of February 17, 2010, for which set of charges was Crystal Mangum NOT arrested?
  attempted murder and first degree arson
  identity theft and communicating threats
  alcohol/drug abuse and public intoxication
  resisting a public officer and injury to personal property

2. The prosecutor in charge of the case against Ms. Mangum is...?
  District Attorney Tracey Cline
  Assistant D.A. Angela Garcia-Lamarca
  Prosecutor Tom Ford
  Durham Prosecutor Freda Black

3. The make of the car Ms. Mangum is alleged to have vandalized has been described in various reports by media and police as being the following EXCEPT a...
  blue Oldsmobile
  black Lincoln
  black Buick
  blue Chevrolet

4. Police theorize that Ms. Mangum shattered the car windshield with a...
  cast iron frying pan
  baseball bat
  hammer
  vacuum cleaner

5. Regarding the alleged bathtub fire, all of the following are true EXCEPT...
  no one actually saw Ms. Mangum start the fire
  the fire was discovered after Ms. Mangum was handcuffed
  the Durham Police officer who called in the alarm reported a "structure fire with a subject trapped"
   police attempted to extinguish the fire in the tub by turning on water from the faucet or shower head

6. Regarding bail for Ms. Mangum, which of the following is TRUE?
  It was initially set at $ 1 million by Magistrate B. Wakil
  Judge Claude Allen reduced bail to $250,000
  Judge Paul Ridgeway reduced bail to $100,000
  all of the above

7. Although bond has been satisfied, Ms. Mangum was placed under house arrest because...
  she remains a flight risk.
  of the punitive and malicious nature of the state when it comes to individuals considered to be on the "wrong end" of the Duke Lacrosse case.
  she represents a threat to society.
  it is customary for all suspect who have bonded out to be placed on house arrest.

8. During a press conference held by Ms. Mangum, which of the following did NOT occur?
  She denied prior knowledge or involvement in setting clothes on fire in a bathtub.
  She denied prior knowledge or involvement in the vandalism of a car.
  Her court appointed public defender showed up and supported her.
  "The Herald Sun," Durham's daily newspaper, did not send a reporter or write about the event in its paper or online.

9. Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
  Ms. Mangum's ex-boyfriend initiated the violence by punching her in the face three times.
  Ms. Mangum's ex-boyfriend has never assaulted another female in his life.
  While Ms. Mangum was face down on the floor with her hands cuffed behind her, Durham Police ordered her to stand up and walk to the door.
  Twenty five fire personnel responded to the midnight alarm called in by Durham P.D. to put out clothes on fire in a bathtub.

10. Crystal Mangum received moral support and encouragement from which ONE of the following?
  members of the "Committee on Justice for Mike Nifong"
  One or more of the Durham state politicians which include Representatives Larry Hall, Mickey Michaux, Paul Luebke, and Senator Floyd McKissick
  Rev. Dr. William J. Barber Jr. and the State NAACP organization
  members of the "Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People"



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