Jalil Abdul Muntaqim (born Anthony Jalil Bottom on October 18, 1951) is a former member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and the Black Liberation Army (BLA).
In August 1971, he was arrested in California along with Albert “Nuh” Washington and Herman Bell and were charged with the killing of two NYPD police officers, Waverly Jones and Joseph A.
Piagentini, in New York City on May 21.
In 1974, he was convicted on two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with possible parole after 22 years.
Muntaqim has been the subject of attention for being repeatedly denied parole despite being eligible since 1993.
In December 2018, having served 47 years, he was denied parole for the 11th time.