a bench warrant has been issued in maryland for civil rights icon walter fauntroy the 82 year old pastor and former congressman, who was a trusted aid to martin luther king jr, has had his passport revoked as a result of the warrant fauntroy is believed to be somewhere in africa, according to friends and family the warrant stems from an event to celebrate the inauguration of barack obama in maryland in 2009 that fauntroy was involved in organizing warrant: walter fauntroy, a trusted aid to martin luther king jr, is wanted over his involvement in an event for the 2009 presidential inauguration and a $50,000 check he wrote for the function that bounced he is seen here with the rev al sharpton in washington in august 2010  according to wusa9, he and some others hired vendors for the function, however the party never actually happened a $50,000 check he wrote to cover expenses then bounced if and when fauntroy re enters the country, he will be arrested bench warrants are usually issued by judges  for persons deemed to be in contempt of court suspicions were raised about fauntroy's possible disappearance in november when he missed the funeral of fellow civil rights activist and friend marion barry, who served three terms as mayor of the district of columbia he then failed to participate in any events related to the 50th anniversary of selma flashback: walter fauntroy   seen center right with martin luther king jr (left) at the white house in 1965   is believed to be on the run, with a bench warrant issued for his arrest  historic: walter fauntroy raises marion barry's hand in victory after barry won his campaign for a seat on the school board on november 1, 1971 in washington, dc  civil rights icon: walter fauntroy and coretta scott king talk to a dc police officer while protesting outside the south african embassy in 1984  fauntroy started going to africa, first to libya   where he claimed to have a relationship with qaddafi   before traveling to nigeria and dubai friends and family report they don't know why fauntroy would be in africa they have also questioned his mental state, living accommodations, and believe he has no source of income, wusa9 reported in 1959, fauntroy became pastor of the new bethel baptist church in washington, dc, succeeding his mentor, reverend charles david foster, who had just passed away walter fauntroy, a pastor and former civil rights leader (seen here in 1969) is now wanted over his involvement in an event to celebrate the inauguration of barack obama in maryland in 2009  disappeared: fauntroy listens here as president barack obama speaks during a dedication ceremony at the martin luther king, jr memorial on october 16, 2011  the following year martin luther king and wyatt tee walker asked him to become the district of columbia branch director of the southern christian leadership conference (sclc) fauntroy accepted and became the civil rights organization’s lobbyist in congress until 1970 he lobbied for the passage of the civil rights act of 1964, the voting rights act of 1965, and worked on the 1963 march on washington for jobs and freedom, the selma to montgomery voting rights march in 1965, and the meredith mississippi freedom march in 1966
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