Muhammad  JSOJACKSONVILLE – The 50-year-old southern regional representative of Jacksonville’s New Black  Panther Party for Self Defense was arrested Monday on charges of false  imprisonment and resisting an officer without violence, according to the  Sheriff’s Office.

Mikhail Shareef Muhammad of North Myrtle Avenue remained held on $200,000  bail Wednesday, according to jail records.

Police were called just after 2 p.m. by a friend of Muhammad’s wife, Claudia  Lizeth, who said he wasn’t willing to let her leave and was afraid for her life,  according to the arrest report. Officers went to Muhammad’s home, where Lizeth  mouthed, “Help me” to a sergeant.

Muhammad demanded to know where officers were taking his 41-year-old wife as  they escorted her outside to question her. When he left the room to call his  attorney, his wife told police she wanted to leave and was afraid of her  husband, the report said.

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Muhammad put his arm across the front door as police tried to get back in to  get Lizeth’s belongings and refused repeated orders to let them in. When he was  told he would be arrested if he didn’t let officers in, Muhammad said they would  have to arrest him and he was handcuffed, the report said.

Later, Lizeth told police that Muhammad has locked all doors and windows and  wouldn’t let her use the telephone, and she was “deathly afraid of him,”  according to the report.

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Muhammad’s organization protests racism and wants to “develop complete  constructive change amongst our people and to defend our rights,” according to  its national organization’s website, www.newblackpanther.com.

Some of its recent Florida  activities have included seeking the resignation of Jacksonville Councilwoman  Kimberly Daniels and offering a $10,000 reward for the “capture” of George  Zimmerman shortly after the fatal shooting of Sanford teenager Trayvon Martin  last year.  (article)

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