s , ▁Deb or ah ▁Johnson ▁was ▁interview ed ▁about ▁the ▁ra id ▁by ▁Jose ▁Cha ▁Cha ▁Jim enez , ▁former ▁president ▁and ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁L ords ▁Organ ization . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁group ▁had ▁developed ▁close ▁t ies ▁to ▁Fred ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁Party ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁She ▁said : ▁ ▁I ▁believe ▁Fred ▁Ham pton ▁was ▁dru gg ed . ▁The ▁reason ▁why ▁is ▁because ▁when ▁he ▁w oke ▁up ▁when ▁the ▁person ▁[ T ru el ock ] ▁said , ▁" Ch air man , ▁chairman ," ▁he ▁was ▁sh aking ▁Fred ' s ▁arm , ▁you ▁know , ▁Fred ' s ▁arm ▁was ▁fol ded ▁across ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁bed . ▁And ▁Fred — he ▁just ▁raised ▁his ▁head ▁up ▁real ▁slow . ▁It ▁was ▁like ▁watching ▁a ▁slow ▁motion . ▁He ▁raised . ▁His ▁eyes ▁were ▁open . ▁He ▁raised ▁his ▁head ▁up ▁real ▁slow , ▁you ▁know , ▁with ▁his ▁eyes ▁toward ▁the ▁entrance way , ▁toward ▁the ▁bed room ▁and ▁laid ▁his ▁head ▁back ▁down . ▁That ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁movement ▁he ▁made ▁[...] ▁ ▁The ▁seven ▁Pan thers ▁who ▁surv ived ▁the ▁ra id ▁were ▁ind icted ▁by ▁a ▁grand ▁j ury ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁attempted ▁murder , ▁armed ▁violence , ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁weapons ▁charges . ▁These ▁charges ▁were ▁subsequently ▁dropped . ▁During ▁the ▁trial , ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Police ▁Department ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Pan thers ▁were