</s>ME 44-1987 The following is subject's identification record as furnished by the FBI Identification Division on April 23, 1968, under FBI #405 942 G: CONTRIBUTOR OF NAME AND ARRESTED CHARGE DISPOSITION FINGERPRINTS NUMBER OR RECEIVED OR FINGERYPINTS James Earl 2/14/46 Army Ray 3/16 163 129 2/16/46 Sheriff's James Earl 10/11/49 suspicion Office Los Angeles, Ray #B#119608 of burglary Calif. Angeles. PD, Los James Earl 10/10/49 suspicious 8 months County Angeles Ray #139648 459 Penal Jail suspended; Calif (burglar) 2 years probed; tion served; first 90 days County Jail: 146 12/30/49 C$129498 So Cedar Rapids, lowa James E. Ray 4/18/50 vagrancy #5937 PD Alton, James Earl 7/23/51 no opera- released to pay 111. Ray #7514 tor's lic- latelater ense - no City License PD Chicago 1111 James Ray 5/6/52 Robbery Grand Jury #D90696 (Gun) $3000 Cook County James Ray 5/9/52 Cook County Jail Chicago #131165 5/19/52 robbery 6/13/52 6/12/52 sen- Jall Chicago #113165 tentenary to peni- <loc_732><loc_786>111 tentiary 1 to 2 years

Summary  
The document contains a series of records related to James Earl Ray, including his arrests, charges, and fingerprint information. It details multiple incidents from 1946 to 1968, such as burglary suspicions in Los Angeles (1946), vagrancy in Alton, Illinois (1950), robbery convictions in Chicago (1952), and forgery sentences in Kansas City and Missouri (1955). Ray’s records also include a 1960 charge of operating without a motor vehicle license. The document notes his FBI number (405 942 G) and Social Security Number [REDACTED]. A separate entry references "KING, DR. MARTIN LUTHER, JR. - SHOOTING 22, 34," likely referring to the assassination investigation, though no further details are provided.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (subject of arrest records)  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (mentioned in context of a shooting reference)  

Key Locations  
- Los Angeles, California  
- Alton, Illinois  
- Chicago, Illinois  
- Kansas City, Missouri  
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa  
- Pontiac, Illinois  
- Joliet, Illinois  
- St. Louis, Missouri  
- Birmingham, Alabama  

Key Events  
- Arrests for burglary, vagrancy, robbery, and forgery (1946–1960)  
- Convictions and sentences including jail time and probation  
- Reference to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (linked to "SHOOTING 22, 34")  

Key Organizations  
- FBI Identification Division  
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service  
- Local police departments (Los Angeles PD, Chicago PD)  
- State penitentiaries and correctional facilities

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