dy ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁acts ▁of ▁violence ▁against ▁the ▁white ▁owned ▁business es , ▁but ▁had ▁their ▁f ates ▁se aled ▁when ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁decided ▁to ▁pull ▁over ▁a ▁car ▁driven ▁by ▁two ▁African ▁Americans ▁while ▁exit ing ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Alfred ▁H ood ▁and ▁David ▁Washington ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁police ▁officers ▁in ▁Oxford , ▁NC ▁arrested ▁Alfred ▁H ood ▁and ▁David ▁Washington ▁for ▁possess ing ▁" se ven ▁st icks ▁of ▁dynam ite , ▁two ▁rif les , ▁and ▁a ▁p istol ". ▁The ▁two ▁were ▁friends ▁affili ated ▁with ▁James ▁Grant ▁and ▁told ▁authorities ▁later ▁that ▁Grant ▁had ▁told ▁the ▁two ▁to ▁drive ▁up ▁to ▁Charlotte ▁with ▁their ▁supplies . ▁The ▁City ▁Manager ▁of ▁Charlotte , ▁R ag land , ▁remembered ▁Grant ▁as ▁someone ▁who ▁" was ▁an ▁expert ▁in ▁starting ▁fires … he ▁could ▁start ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁a ▁ra inst orm ". ▁H ood ▁and ▁Washington ▁were ▁subsequently ▁ja iled ▁for ▁possess ing ▁such ▁dead ly ▁weapons , ▁however ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁of ▁time , ▁the ▁two ▁" j ump ed ▁b ail , ▁and ▁fled ▁to ▁Canada " ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁eventually ▁returned ▁on ▁war r ants . ▁When ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁app reh ended ▁a ▁second ▁time , ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁cut ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁that ▁was ▁perce ived ▁in ▁the ▁black ▁community ▁as ▁indic ative ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁climate ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁period . ▁The ▁men ▁had ▁their ▁general