Prosecutor Credits Jesus with Averting Disaster in Jena Six Protests

JENA, La. - A Louisiana prosecutor credits "the Lord Jesus Christ" with averting a disaster last week when 20,000 protesters descended on the small town of Jena. LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters also says Christians' prayers helped him and the community weather accusations that young blacks were prosecuted more harshly than whites.Walters told reporters he won't challenge an appeals court ruling that set aside the battery conviction of a black teen in the beating of a white classmate.The decision in the "Jena Six" case means 17-year-old Mychal Bell will be retried in juvenile court.Bell has been released from jail.Walters told reporters that during last week's massive protests,"Had it not been for the direct intervention of the Lord Jesus Christ last Thursday, a disaster would have happened."

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