Mychal Bell, the 17-year-old at the center of the controversial "Jena Six" case, was released on $45,000 bail Thursday, a week after 20,000 protesters from across the country rallied in Jena for his release."When I first met Mychal, this day seemed like it would never come," said civil rights activist Al Sharpton, who has been working with Bell's parents and lawyers for the youth's release. "Now, after thousands marched, he is free."
The bail was posted by Stephen Ayers of Lake Charles, La., who doesn't know Bell. Ayers was a "Good Samaritan" who offered to help, said Carol Powell Lexing, one of Bell's lawyers.
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