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NEW ORLEANS — The judge overseeing the criminal cases for the remaining Jena Six defendants was removed Friday for making questionable remarks about the teens.
Judge J.P. Mauffray Jr. had acknowledged calling the teens “troublemakers” and “a violent bunch” but insisted he could be impartial. Defense attorneys disagreed and asked that he be removed.
Six black teens were arrested and initially charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder in a Dec. 4, 2006, attack on a fellow Jena High School student who is white. The charges were later reduced.
