attack, on the Safeway grocery store on Capitol Hill in Seattle, was also their first failure as a group. The group hid a pipe bomb in a 50-pound bag of dog food, which it left in the store. Ed Mead claimed that he then called the Safeway store and informed them there was a bomb, but his warning was dismissed as a prank, while the Seattle press reported he called the wrong number. The explosion injured a number of civilians, engendering criticism for the attack. Members Prominent members of the George Jackson Brigade included: Ed Mead – Mead was from California. He was arrested on January 23, 1976, after an attempted bank robbery in Tukwila, Washington. Mead was released from prison in 1993. John Sherman – Sherman was from New Jersey. He met Mead while they were in federal prison at McNeil Island in the late 1960s. He was injured in the Tukwila bank robbery, then later freed from custody by Mark Cook. Sherman remained free for two years before his recapture. Sherman, who later escaped—again—from a federal prison in California, was finally released in 1998. Bruce Seidel – Good friend of Mead and graduate student in economics at University of Illinois. He was killed during the Tukwila bank robbery. Mark Cook – Cook was the organizer of the annual CONvention conference of prison activists. He was the only African-American member of the Brigade and the last to join. He took part in the Tukwila robbery, avoiding arrest, but was later arrested a few days after later freeing Sherman from Harborview Medical Center, wounding a King County Deputy, Virgil Johnson, in the encounter. He spent the next 24 years in prison until 2000.�. Rita Brown – Working class ex-convict from Southern Oregon active in the Seattle prisoner support community. She was imprisoned for her activities with the Brigade. � Therese Coupez – Rita Brown's girlfriend from the local area. She also was imprisoned for her activities with the Brigade. Actions Downfall The downfall of the George Jackson Brigade started on January 23, 1976, when they attempted to rob a bank in Tukwila, Washington. Two police officers and one member of the George Jackson Brigade, Bruce Seidel, were killed along with Sherman and Mead being arrested with Sherman also being wounded. Then, on March 10 of the same year, Mark Cook rescued John Sherman from police custody; however, he shot a