Thero Wheeler left the group in October 1973 as he objected to its plans to undertake violent acts.
23 Facts About Thero Wheeler
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Six of the founding members died in a shootout and fire in a house in Los Angeles in May 1974, and Thero Wheeler was thought possibly to be among them.
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Thero Wheeler had a girlfriend and their daughter was born in early 1975.
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Thero Wheeler was returned to California to serve time for the escape and complete his previous sentence.
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Thero Wheeler was born into an African-American family in Schulenburg, Texas, on January 28,1945.
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Thero Wheeler's mother was Ethel Mae Anderson and his father was John Henry Wheeler.
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Thero Wheeler grew up in San Francisco's Fillmore and Western Addition areas.
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Thero Wheeler had two brothers, one of whom became a police officer.
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Thero Wheeler was convicted of assault and robbery at age 17.
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Thero Wheeler was sentenced to one-year-to-life and sent to Vacaville Prison.
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Thero Wheeler had joined the Black Panthers and a Maoist group, but resigned from both after critiquing their approaches.
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Thero Wheeler was involved for a time with Venceremos, a Chicano political group based in Palo Alto, California.
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Thero Wheeler called DeFreeze a "drunken fool" and was threatened with death.
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Thero Wheeler was not impressed with the blind charge toward gratuitous violence.
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Thero Wheeler was staying at the Concord house, with Mary Alice Siem.
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On occasion DeFreeze, Soltysik, and Perry aimed guns at Siem, and Thero Wheeler interceded on her behalf.
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The couple separated: Thero Wheeler moved to Houston, Texas, where he assumed a new name.
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Thero Wheeler said that they had left the SLA due to death threats from DeFreeze.
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Thero Wheeler moved to Texas and changed his name to Bradley Bruce.
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Thero Wheeler relied on electronics skills learned in prison to gain employment.
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Thero Wheeler formed a relationship with a woman and they had a daughter.
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Thero Wheeler's cover was blown while interceding in a dispute.
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Thero Wheeler was returned to California to face escape charges and continue serving his previous term.