▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty ▁to ▁each ▁charge . ▁Judge ▁D ale ▁set ▁the ▁trial ▁date ▁for ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁and ▁Parker ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁cell ▁at ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River ▁County ▁Cour th ouse . ▁The ▁invol vement ▁of ▁Brown ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁led ▁to ▁fear ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁fre ed ▁thanks ▁to ▁civil ▁rights ▁claims ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁any ▁Black ▁in ▁the ▁j ury . ▁ ▁Mur der ▁ ▁Kid n apping ▁from ▁the ▁prison ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁F BI ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁case , ▁som etime ▁around ▁ 1 2 . 1 5 ▁a . m . ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁a ▁vig il ante ▁mob ▁of ▁eight ▁to ▁ten ▁h ood ed ▁and ▁mask ed ▁men , ▁we aring ▁glo ves , ▁entered ▁the ▁cour th ouse . ▁ ▁Supp osed ly , ▁they ▁were ▁let ▁into ▁the ▁locked ▁j ail ▁area ▁by ▁a ▁deput y ▁sh er iff , ▁Jew ell ▁Al ford , ▁who ▁was ▁with ▁them . ▁As ▁Al ford ▁un locked ▁the ▁door , ▁eight ▁to ▁ten ▁from ▁the ▁mob ▁entered ▁Parker ’ s ▁cell . ▁He ▁begg ed ▁for ▁help ▁from ▁other ▁prisoners , ▁but ▁the ▁mob ▁threatened ▁them ▁with ▁guns . ▁A ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁struggle ▁soon ▁en su ed ▁as ▁Parker ▁tried ▁to ▁escape ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁be aten ▁with ▁clubs ▁by ▁the ▁mob . ▁As ▁the ▁mob ▁drag ged ▁Parker ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁cour th ouse , ▁and ▁down ▁its ▁concrete ▁steps , ▁he