</s>Chasification Form 1b Admission SUMMARY Page Rev. January 1939 (Continued) Committed Name MAY, Dune Eo Register N 7/2/2-1 CCMITTEE ACTION SEET CUSTOMY ADMITIL. Although there are changes ponding has no CUSTONY Corticlors agains him and end in no escope record and as the Cortictors againt him and no escopo record and on the his was placed in medium custody. TRANSFER NDR. His residence and prior state penitentiary tom qualifications for the first time. He says he was on the farm on the state cantonco. SOCIAL PAROLE USUAL SERVICES. No immediate social problems. MEDICAL REGULAR DULY. No emuestrated incident. EXPLOZENT GENERAL LIVENIRENE, No immediate socal problems. nursing bui ostero does not have to work around sick people. He should be considered for working later. EDUCATIONAL Ho ho ho e. G.E. of 6.2 and an I.O. to I.C. of 102. RELIGION. RELIGIION. Recommend attendance of services. PROGRAM PLANNER Ho ho no release plans at this time. 118 FPI ATLANTA-24-45-1878 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O ., 14178

Summary  
The documents detail government records related to James Earl Ray’s incarceration at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Leavenworth, Kansas, including prison admission forms, psychiatric evaluations, and parole proceedings. Ray was incarcerated for offenses such as armed robbery, post office forgery, and operating a motor vehicle without permission. His records note employment history, medical conditions, psychological assessments, and interactions with legal authorities, correctional facilities, and union representatives. The documents also reference FBI investigations into Ray’s activities in Kansas City, Missouri, including checks of union records, arrest histories, credit files, and witness statements. These inquiries focused on potential associations with individuals like Dennis Wade Fontenot, Glen Buckley (an inmate at Missouri State Prison who claimed knowledge of Ray’s movements), and others linked to Delta Flight 55 from Birmingham to Memphis/Kansas City on April 7, 1968. Separate records describe the arrest of LYNN RAY CLEVELAND in Joplin, Missouri, on April 9, 1968, for questioning regarding the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Cleveland was detained after being identified as a suspect matching an artist’s conception published in the *Joplin Globe*. During his arrest, he possessed a library card from Springfield, Missouri (with a Social Security Number noted as barely legible), religious materials, and a pamphlet linked to Memphis, Tennessee. He claimed to have been in Memphis a month prior to the assassination but denied being there on April 4, 1968. Reverend Billy Max Wuelner identified Cleveland as someone he met while hitchhiking, and his father, Garland Francis Cleveland, provided background on his mental health history, including hospitalizations at Terrill State Hospital in Texas. No direct evidence linked Cleveland to the assassination, though his movements and possessions were scrutinized.  

Key People  
- **James Earl Ray** (convicted criminal, subject of incarceration records and FBI investigations)  
- **Dennis Wade Fontenot** (arrested multiple times in Missouri; referenced in FBI inquiries)  
- **Glen Buckley** (inmate at Missouri State Prison who claimed knowledge of Ray’s activities)  
- **LYNN RAY CLEVELAND** (arrested and questioned regarding MLK Jr.’s assassination)  
- **BILLY MAX WUELNER** (Reverend who identified Cleveland as someone he met while hitchhiking)  
- **GARLAND FRANCIS CLEVELAND** (father of Lynn Ray Cleveland, provided mental health background)  
- **D.A. McAfffer**, **B.W. Forney** (officers involved in Cleveland’s arrest)  
- **Virginia Uller** (Corral Motel manager who observed Cleveland’s interest in MLK Jr.’s funeral broadcast)  

Key Locations  
- **United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas** (Ray’s incarceration site)  
- **Missouri State Prison (MSP)** (location of Glen Buckley’s incarceration)  
- **Joplin, Missouri** (site of Cleveland’s arrest and police investigation)  
- **Corral Motel (Joplin, Missouri)** (where Cleveland was observed and interviewed)  
- **Springfield, Missouri** (linked to Cleveland’s library card)  
- **Memphis, Tennessee** (connected to a pamphlet found on Cleveland)  
- **Terrill State Hospital, Texas** (Cleveland’s prior mental health hospitalization)  

Key Events  
- **April 9, 1968**: Arrest of LYNN RAY CLEVELAND in Joplin, Missouri, following police dispatch to locate a hitchhiker linked to MLK Jr.’s assassination investigation.  
- **April 10, 1968**: Cleveland released from custody by his father, Garland Cleveland, for travel back to Palmer, Texas.  
- FBI investigations into James Earl Ray’s activities in Kansas City, Missouri, including checks of union records, arrest histories, and inmate interviews.  
- Review of Dennis Wade Fontenot’s incarceration history at Missouri State Prison (MSP) and conflicting details on his release dates.  
- Glen Buckley’s claims about Ray’s alleged associations with the KKK and movements to Mississippi and Kansas.  
- Cleveland’s possession of a pamphlet linked to Memphis, Tennessee, and his claimed travel history including time in Springfield, Missouri.  
- Virginia Uller’s observation of Cleveland’s interest in the TV broadcast of MLK Jr.’s funeral at the Corral Motel.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)** (conducted investigations into Ray’s activities and Cleveland’s arrest)  
- **Missouri State Prison (MSP)** (location of inmate Glen Buckley’s incarceration)  
- **Joplin Police Department** (involved in Cleveland’s arrest and investigation)  
- **United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas** (Ray’s incarceration site)  
- **Local Unions #420, 655** (subject of FBI checks for Ray’s aliases)  
- **Terrill State Hospital, Texas** (Cleveland’s prior mental health hospitalization)  
- **Credit bureaus (Greater Kansas City, Jackson County)** (reviewed in FBI inquiries)

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