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Your Black Muslim Bakery ex-leader facing 3 years for store vandalism
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 7/30/8 | Henry K. Lee
Posted on July 30, 2008 3:59:16 PM PDT by SmithL

OAKLAND — The former head of Your Black Muslim Bakery in Oakland and an associate of the now-defunct business pleaded no contest today to vandalism in connection with the trashing of two liquor stores in the city in 2005.

Yusuf Bey IV, 22, the son of the bakery’s late leader, Yusuf Bey, pleaded no contest to all eight charges against him, including vandalism, false imprisonment, hate-crime and civil-rights violations. He is expected to be sentenced to three years in state prison.

Bakery associate Dyamen Williams, 21, pleaded no contest to vandalism and could face up to a year in county jail.

On Monday, Kahlil Raheem, 27, and Donald Cunningham, 75, pleaded no contest to vandalism. Cunningham also pleaded no contest to a hate-crime enhancement.

The convictions stem from incidents Nov. 23, 2005, when a group of men affiliated with the now-defunct bakery vandalized New York Market at 3446 Market St. and a second establishment, San Pablo Liquor at 2363 San Pablo Ave., about 12 blocks away, police said.

The men, wearing suits and bow ties, demanded that the outlets - whose owners are Muslims - stop selling liquor to African Americans, authorities said.

Police initially arrested eight suspects. Two of them, Tamon Halfin and James Watts, pleaded no contest in 2006 to one count each of vandalism and were placed on five years’ probation. Prosecutors dismissed charges against Demetrius Harvey and Jamall Robinson.

Bey IV’s legal troubles are far from over. . . .

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