Woman sentenced for role in last year’s Klan killing

Woman sentenced for role in last year’s Klan killing


Published/Last Modified on Friday, June 26, 2009 8:56 AM CDT

COVINGTON (AP) — A witness to the killing of an Oklahoma woman who tried to back out of a Ku Klux Klan initiation was sentenced Thursday to one year in prison for her role in the case.

Danielle Jones, 24, pleaded guilty Thursday to being an accessory to the November 2008 killing of Cynthia Lynch, 43, of Tulsa, Okla.

Raymond "Chuck" Foster, the alleged imperial wizard of the Bogalusa Sons of Dixie Knights, is awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge stemming from Lynch's death.

Jones was accused of giving false information to investigators after the murder.

"I think she was acting more out of fear for her safety than out of any desire to help (Foster)," said Jones' lawyer, Mark Jolissaint.

State District Judge Reginald Badeaux agreed to give Jones credit for time she already has served. With credit for good behavior, Jones may qualify for immediate release from custody, Jolissaint said.

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