Leroy Johnson Interview at Chicken Man’s House/Original Fight Night Million Dollar Heist Film (1971)

ATLANTA, Nov. 17 (AP)—A Fulton County grand jury indicted three men today in the $100,000 robbery of more than 200 persons at a party after the Muhammad Ali‐Jerry Quarry fight here Oct. 26.

The three men, each indicted on six counts of armed robbery, are McKinley Rogers Jr. of Brunswick, Ga.; James Henry Hall of Birmingham, and Houston J. Hammond of Atlanta. Only Hammond is in police custody.

District Attorney Lewis R. Slaton said here that other per sons were being sought. He did not elaborate.

The robbery occurred Oct. 27 after many of the fight fans, responding to engraved invitations, turned out for a post‐fight party at a private home.

The police said that the party goers were met by the robbers as they arrived, herded into a basement and forced to disrobe and surrender their money and jewelry.

Leroy Reginald Johnson (July 28, 1928 – October 24, 2019) was an American politician who served in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1975 after winning a seat in the 1962 Georgia General Assembly election. He was the first black state senator to be elected to the legislature in more than fifty years, since William H. Rogers in 1907, and the first to be elected to the Senate since 1874. He served District 38 in Fulton County and Atlanta, a predominantly black senate district created after the elimination of the county-unit system that same year. Before his term as senator, Johnson was an attorney where he played a role in Atlanta's civil rights movement of the 1960s. He was later a candidate in the 1973 Atlanta mayoral election but received few votes, despite being familiar to voters and having an endorsement from The Atlanta Constitution. The position went instead to Maynard Jackson who in turn became Atlanta's first African American mayor.

Leroy Johnson

Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 38th district

In office

1963–1975
Personal details
Born
July 28, 1928
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Died
October 24, 2019 (aged 91)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Spouse
Cleopatra Whittington

Children
1

Alma mater
Morehouse College
Clark Atlanta University

Occupation
Teacher, lawyer

In 2017, the State Bar of Georgia awarded its highest recognition, The Lifetime Achievement Award, to Johnson during a special ceremony held in February. Johnson died on October 24, 2019, at the age of 91.


Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is an upcoming American crime drama television miniseries created by Shaye Ogbonna, based on the 2020 podcast of the same name.

The series is set to premiere on September 5, 2024, on Peacock with all eight episodes.
Premise

A heist occurs the night of Muhammad Ali's return to boxing in 1970.

Cast

Kevin Hart as Chicken Man
Taraji P. Henson as Vivian Thomas
Terrence Howard as Richard Wheeler
Chloe Bailey as Lena Mosley
Lori Harvey as Lola Falana
Don Cheadle as Detective JD Hudson
Samuel L. Jackson as Frank Moten

Guest

Dexter Darden as Muhammad Ali
Myles Bullock
Melvin Gregg
Artrece Johnson
Jalyn Hall
Clifton Powell
Marsha Stephanie Blake as Delores Hudson
Teresa Celeste
Rockmond Dunbar as Uncle Willie
Jayson Warner Smith as Herbert Turner Jenkins

Episodes

No. Title Directed by  Written by  Original air date 
1 "Round One: The Ballad of Chicken Man" Craig Brewer Shaye Ogbonna September 5, 2024 TBA TBD
2 "Round Two: Fight Night" Craig Brewer Shaye Ogbonna September 5, 2024 TBA TBD
3 "Round Three: Black Vegas" TBA Erika L. Johnson September 5, 2024 TBA TBD
4 "Round Four: Real Policework" TBA Jon Dorsey September 5, 2024 TBA TBD
5 "Round Five: Ambition Ain't Free" TBA Lauren Andrea Glover September 5, 2024 TBA TBD
6 "Round Six: Community Men" TBA Maxwell Michael Towson September 5, 2024 TBA TBD
7 "Round Seven: Jekyll Island" Craig Brewer Story by : Jason Horwitch
Teleplay by : Jason Horwitch & Erika L. Johnson September 5, 2024 TBA TBD
8 "Round Eight: Testify" Craig Brewer Story by : Shaye Ogbonna & William Yu
Teleplay by : Shaye Ogbonna September 5, 2024 TBA TBD
Production

It was announced in December 2023 that Kevin Hart was set to star in and executive produce the series, which Peacock had greenlit in a straight to series order.[4] Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, Dexter Darden and Taraji P. Henson were added to the cast in January 2024, while Craig Brewer was hired to direct the first and last two episodes[5][6][7][8][2]. Myles Bullock, Don Cheadle, Chloe Bailey, Melvin Gregg, Artrece Johnson, Jalyn Hall, Clifton Powell, Lori Harvey and Marsha Stephanie Blake were added to the cast in February 2024.[9][10][11][12] In March, Rockmond Dunbar joined the cast.[13]
Filming began on February 12, 2024 in Atlanta.[14]